Guatemala City vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$503	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	27
😀 Quality of life	50	59
🏙️ Population	1.21M	687K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 3% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5029th and 4828th ($1070 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Guatemala and Spain, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6217th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Zaragoza

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	Guatemala City	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387