Guatemala City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$506
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$855
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
71
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.01M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5181st and 2922nd ($1019 vs $1642) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6101st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guatemala City Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.19%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6855
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561