Guatemala City vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$588	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	92
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	995K	548K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 57% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4848th and 570th ($1168 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guatemala and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 7729th and 7th 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	$6.34	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$13755

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734