Guatemala City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guatemala City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1005	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2573	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$454	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$452	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	1.21M	548K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 52% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5655th and 1613th ($1005 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Guatemala and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6198th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs The Hague

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	Guatemala City	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.78	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.38	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1342	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.88%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.84	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$219	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$9165

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$639
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$904
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$791
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$912
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$870
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$709
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$882
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1145
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1173
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1192
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$646
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1088
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$859
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$866
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1081
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$599
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$870
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$883
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$715
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$729
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$642
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$734
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$737
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$877
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$650
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$865
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611