Guatemala City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$537	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.33M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 9% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4878th and 5298th ($1129 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan 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 Saitama. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 6209th and 750th 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	$5.55	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$17943

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055