Guatemala City vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$454
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
1.21M
140K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 66% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5655th and 204th ($1005 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Iceland, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6198th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Reykjavik

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Guatemala City Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.78
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161