Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Guatemala City vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 9.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 38.2% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 20.0% more in Guatemala City

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Guatemala City are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 9.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$189.72	$5.15 GTQ39.54	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$142.29	$6.37 GTQ48.94	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.63	$1.16 GTQ8.90	+7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.77	$0.91 GTQ6.96	+17.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.85	$3.24 GTQ24.89	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.99	$3.39 GTQ26.01	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.24	$7.37 GTQ56.65	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.71	$2.57 GTQ19.74	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.23	$3.42 GTQ26.31	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.35	$1.67 GTQ12.80	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.79	$0.74 GTQ5.70	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.27	$1.55 GTQ11.89	+93.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.81	$0.91 GTQ7.00	+10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.26	$0.84 GTQ6.43	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.81	$1.11 GTQ8.50	+33.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$88.61	$4.13 GTQ31.74	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$341.49	$13.42 GTQ103.16	-24.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96	$18,009.72 GTQ138,404.09	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.40	$8.75 GTQ67.22	+151.7%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$465.87	$43.14 GTQ331.51	+76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,074.56	$647.65 GTQ4,977.14	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,399.96	$347.33 GTQ2,669.22	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$579.23	$60.31 GTQ463.46	+99.0%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 38.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	$217.77 GTQ1,673.56	-42.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	$5,593.73 GTQ42,987.65	-33.6%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.17	$3.22 GTQ24.72	+17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.45	$3.31 GTQ25.40	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.94	$3.60 GTQ27.68	-8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	$55.94 GTQ429.92	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.86	$7.72 GTQ59.32	+55.5%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 20.0% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	$47.50 GTQ365.04	-15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$784.61	$55.74 GTQ428.39	+35.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	$120.06 GTQ922.69	+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	$118.99 GTQ914.46	+29.4%
Average			+20.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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