Guatemala City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$588	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	75
😀 Quality of life	41	75
🏙️ Population	995K	1.96M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 4% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4848th and 4988th ($1168 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 Sapporo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 7729th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Sapporo

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	Guatemala City	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.34	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070