Guatemala City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$503	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	44
😀 Quality of life	50	58
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.13M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 15% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5029th and 5898th ($1070 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6217th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Santo Domingo

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	Guatemala City	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$7607

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521