Guatemala City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	80
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	1.21M	737K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 65% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5029th and 158th ($1070 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th in Guatemala and the United States, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Seattle

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	Guatemala City	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093