Guatemala City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$4545
🏠 One person rent	$506	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$3962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	46
😀 Quality of life	53	81
🏙️ Population	1.21M	398K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 43% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5181st and 2417th ($1019 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 2.2 months in Wichita. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 6101st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Wichita

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	Guatemala City	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$15991

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1820
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1703
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1728
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1575
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1784
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1827
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1854
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1741
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1787
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1777
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1708
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1695
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1765
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1499
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1604
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1777
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1456
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1778
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$1996
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1880
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1943
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1956
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1944
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2157
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1836
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2049
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1916
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2186
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2154
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2242
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2171
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2144
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$2147
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2187