Guatemala City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$503	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	73
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.96M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 11% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5029th and 4470th ($1070 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6217th and 262nd 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	$5.19	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$10781

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088