Guatemala City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$2749
🏠 One person rent	$588	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$627
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1596
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	41	77
🏙️ Population	995K	1.33M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 9% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4848th and 5151st ($1168 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 7729th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Saitama

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	Guatemala City	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$15321

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Cities near Guatemala City

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

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$993
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1072
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1023
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1047
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1046
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1029
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1058
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1066
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1102