Guatemala City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	1.21M	5.45M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 57% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4878th and 649th ($1129 vs $2640) 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 0.4 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 6209th and 3rd 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	$5.55	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710