Guatemala City vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	42	87
🏙️ Population	995K	525K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 55% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4747th and 605th ($1204 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd in Guatemala and the United States, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 7564th and 347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Sacramento

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	Guatemala City	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$20438

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848