Guatemala City vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$537	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	46
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	1.21M	398K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 38% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4878th and 2697th ($1129 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 6209th and 560th 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	$5.55	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293