Guatemala City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	53
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	1.21M	413K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 40% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4878th and 2341st ($1129 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1819th in Guatemala and the United States, respectively. Check Guatemala vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 6209th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Tulsa

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	Guatemala City	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$25148

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263