Guatemala City vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	78
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	1.21M	662K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 57% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5029th and 819th ($1070 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guatemala and Canada, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6217th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Vancouver

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	Guatemala City	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$17240

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759