Guatemala City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$537	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	55	73
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	1.21M	7.01M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4878th and 3418th ($1129 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6209th and 759th 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	$5.55	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$9818

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463