Guatemala City vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2670
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$588
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
56
70
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
995K
7.01M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 28% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4848th and 3529th ($1168 vs $1632) 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7729th and 879th 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
$6.34
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.21%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1895
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.38
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6652
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$720
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$1062
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$900
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$936
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$938
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$934
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$734
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$897
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1221
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1246
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1274
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$761
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1109
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$990
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$823
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1120
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$668
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$815
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$804
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$705
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1054
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$801
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$1007
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$768
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$737
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$917
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$938
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$626
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$787
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1574
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$1054
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1365

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487