Guatemala City vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$506
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$855
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
1.21M
140K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 63% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5181st and 344th ($1019 vs $2723) 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 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6101st and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guatemala City Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.19%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6855
$6072

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$630
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$900
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$805
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$829
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$880
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$915
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$882
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$702
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$866
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1093
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1112
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1117
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1147
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$737
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$842
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$854
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1107
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$595
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$857
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$892
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$702
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1039
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$780
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$716
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$740
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$738
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$780
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$886
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$676
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$627
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$942
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$774
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991