Guatemala City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	68
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	1.21M	385K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 58% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5029th and 718th ($1070 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6217th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Tampa

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	Guatemala City	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265