Guatemala City vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$506	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$2885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	1.21M	14M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 35% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5181st and 3238th ($1019 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guatemala and Japan, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Japan 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 Tokyo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6101st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Tokyo

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	Guatemala City	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$15051

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063