Guatemala City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$2682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	55	79
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.21M	568K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 51% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4878th and 1272nd ($1129 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Guatemala and Canada, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Canada 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 Surrey. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6209th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guatemala City vs Surrey infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/guatemala-city/surrey.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Guatemala City vs Surrey infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/guatemala-city/surrey" target="_blank">Guatemala City vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Guatemala City vs Surrey

Prices for goods and services in Guatemala City and Surrey are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Guatemala City	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$12061

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741