Guatemala City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$454
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
71
😀 Quality of life
50
77
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5655th and 3292nd ($1005 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6198th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guatemala City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.78
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489