Guatemala City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$503	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	72
😀 Quality of life	50	78
🏙️ Population	1.21M	7.01M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 35% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5029th and 2911th ($1070 vs $1637) 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 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6217th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Riyadh

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	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$10598

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529