Guatemala City vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$454
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
55
22
😀 Quality of life
50
58
🏙️ Population
1.21M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 4% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5655th and 5280th ($1005 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 6198th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guatemala City Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.78
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$2656

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644