Guatemala City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$503	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	55	18
😀 Quality of life	50	60
🏙️ Population	1.21M	932K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 34% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5029th and 3004th ($1070 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Guatemala and Spain, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6217th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Tenerife

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	Guatemala City	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291