Guatemala City vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$503	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	55	49
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.48M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 5% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5029th and 5351st ($1070 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6217th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Zapopan

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	Guatemala City	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696