Guatemala City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	80
😀 Quality of life	42	91
🏙️ Population	995K	737K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 62% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4747th and 126th ($1204 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7564th and 147th 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	$7.24	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$30033

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098