Guatemala City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	94
😀 Quality of life	50	93
🏙️ Population	1.21M	664K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 55% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5029th and 1038th ($1070 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guatemala and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the Netherlands 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 Rotterdam. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6217th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Rotterdam

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	Guatemala City	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514