Guatemala City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	42	100
🏙️ Population	995K	5.45M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4747th and 370th ($1204 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guatemala and Australia, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Australia 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 Sydney. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7564th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Sydney

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	Guatemala City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863