Guatemala real estate — rentals from $120/mo, buying from $1,200/m², 8 cities covered. This hub aggregates our rental data from Encuentra24 (1,514 active listings tracked, refreshed weekly) plus complete buying and renting guides written for both expats and Guatemalans.
Antigua Guatemala — 2,476 listings →
Lake Atitlán — 138 listings →
Guatemala City, Cayalá & zonas 10–16 — 10,816 listings →
Pacific coast — Monterrico, Puerto San José, El Paredón — 352 listings →
Every agency and portal seller in one grid, refreshed every two weeks. Filter price cuts, new arrivals and long-listed homes; compare $/m² against zone medians; every card links to the seller. Cross-listings are merged into one card: 7,250 of the 13,782 properties appear on 2+ sources and 2,441 are marketed by 2+ different sellers — the card names each seller with its own asking price. Companion: the monthly Antigua Market Report.
Quick reference: Cheapest 1BR rent: Huehuetenango/Cobán $120-150/mo. Mid-tier: Quetzaltenango $200-400/mo. Premium: Guatemala City Zone 14 $550-1,175/mo, Antigua $900-1,400/mo typical advertised (centro furnished to $3,000+, Aug 2026). Buying: $1,200-1,800/m² average, $350K-1.2M for colonial homes in Antigua centro, millions for San Pedro Panorama gated communities.
City-by-city real estate guides
Each guide covers: median rent ranges, neighborhood breakdown, what to expect at each price tier, where to look (online + in person), and local pitfalls.
- Antigua Guatemala Real Estate — colonial city, $900-1,400/mo typical rents, gated community premium
- Guatemala City Real Estate — Zone-by-zone (1, 4, 10, 14, 16/Cayalá), full breakdown
- Lake Atitlán Real Estate — Panajachel, San Pedro, San Marcos, hippie premium
- Quetzaltenango (Xela) — highland city, Spanish-school capital
- Cobán Real Estate — Alta Verapaz, off-the-beaten-path
- Huehuetenango Real Estate — northwest, lowest rents in country
- Escuintla / Pacific Coast — beach, surfing, hot
- Flores / Petén — Tikal gateway, jungle
Short-term rental rates on Airbnb, all four markets
Median asking rate per night by size of place, captured once a month from live Airbnb search results for one fixed weekday stay about a month out, priced for a 2-adult booking. Each market page has the full breakdown with typical ranges and towns.
Data collected 2026-09-04 for a 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-08 stay. Airbnb prices change daily and by date: check live before booking.
| Market | Entire, 2 guests | Private room, 2 | Entire, 3–4 | Entire, 5–8 | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | $92 | $35 | $145 | $306 | 400 |
| Lake Atitlán | $87 | $43 | $175 | $325 | 300 |
| Guatemala City & metro | $64 | — | $95 | $153 | 250 |
| Pacific coast | $102* | — | $130* | $288 | 200 |
Captured 2026-09-04 · 2026-10-06→2026-10-08 · USD (capture date · stay queried · currency), 2 adults, 2-night weekday stay. Captured once a month: a capped sample of Airbnb search results for one fixed 2-night weekday stay about a month ahead, priced for a 2-adult booking. Not every listing, only those still open for those dates; the nightly rate Airbnb showed for that stay (a displayed promotion is usually already inside it), not booked rates. Large homes are over-represented in the sample, so compare the guest-count segments, not the overall median. * = small sample (10–19 listings); — = fewer than 10, no median. Source: Airbnb search results via Apify.
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Filter the sample yourself
Pick guests, type, locality, rating and the amenities you need; the median and range recompute from the matching listings. Nothing here is a listing: only what a group of matching places is asking.
Data collected 2026-09-04 for a 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-08 stay (2 adults). Airbnb prices change daily and by date: check live before booking.
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Nightly rate as Airbnb showed it for a 2-adult booking on those dates (a displayed promotion is usually already inside it), before extra-guest fees, cleaning, service fees and taxes. A capped monthly sample of Airbnb search results (large homes are over-represented); amenities are what the listing lists. Under 10 matches: no median; 10–19: small sample. No individual listing is ever shown.
Guatemala City rent by zone
Zone medians (USD and quetzales, middle-half range, by bedrooms) are rebuilt every week from active Encuentra24 listings (scraped 2026-09-06) and live on two pages: the full table on Average rent in Guatemala and the zone-by-zone breakdown on Guatemala City real estate, which links every zone page (10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 4, Mixco, Santa Catarina Pinula). The regional guides above (Antigua, Atitlán, Petén, the coast) are the entry points for buying; the zone pages are the depth for renting in the capital.
How-to guides
- Renting Guide — what landlords expect, deposit norms, lease terms, your rights
- Buying Guide — closing costs (4.5-6.5% resale, 13.5-15% new), foreign-buyer rules, the 15km/3km/200m/100m restricted zones, IUSI annual tax (0.2-0.9%)
Living in Antigua — the noise reality (most-asked-about topic)
The #1 mistake newcomers make in Antigua: buying in a gated community expecting silence. Antigua noise is town-wide — concerts in Jocotenango or Ciudad Vieja carry across the valley. Gated communities have their own internal parties with shutoff hours that don’t fully solve it. Locals see expats buy and sell within a year or two for this reason. The solution is triple-pane windows, not gates. See our Antigua Guatemala hub for the full local-knowledge breakdown.
Real rent tiers (in quetzales — what each price actually buys in Antigua)
| Monthly rent | What you get |
|---|---|
| Q1,000-2,000 | Whole-family Guatemalan rental, not in best areas |
| Q3,000-4,000 | Loft / small place near center (single-person friendly) |
| Q8,000 | Nice furnished house |
| Q12,000 | Smaller house in gated community (+ Q1,000/mo HOA) |
| Q15,000 | Bigger furnished home (~$400-500K USD property value) |
| Q20,000-30,000 | Top-tier rental OR commercial space (5×20m / 5×10m) in centro |
Prices in other cities scale roughly: Guatemala City Zone 14 comparable to Antigua centro. Quetzaltenango / Cobán / Huehuetenango are 30-60% cheaper across all tiers.
Buying property as a foreigner
- Yes, foreigners can buy with the same rights as citizens
- Need: NIT (Guatemalan tax ID), a lawyer, a notary
- Restricted zones: within 15km of borders, 3km of coastlines, 200m of lake shores, 100m of navigable rivers require special authorization (still possible, just paperwork)
- Closing costs: 4.5-6.5% for resale (3% stamp tax + notary + registry fees), 13.5-15% for new from developer (includes 12% VAT)
- Annual property tax (IUSI): 0.2-0.9% of assessed value, paid quarterly to the municipality
- Recommended: get a Guatemalan lawyer specifically experienced in foreigner real estate transactions, NOT just any general lawyer
Where to actually look for listings
- Encuentra24.com — the dominant Guatemalan classifieds site (where our 729-listing tracker pulls from)
- Facebook groups and Marketplace — in practice the closest thing Antigua has to an MLS; exhausting to filter, but where many owner-direct and small-agent listings live (OLX no longer operates a Guatemala site)
- Local Facebook Marketplace — best for direct-from-owner deals (no realtor fee)
- Antigua-specific WhatsApp groups — locals’ first stop, ask in expat groups for invites
- Walking the neighborhood you want — many Guatemalan rentals are advertised only with a “Se Renta” sign and a phone number on the gate
- Realtors — exist but charge 1 month rent (renter pays) or 5% (buyer pays); often not worth it vs direct-from-owner
Related
- Cost of Living Guatemala — full monthly budget context
- Antigua Guatemala hub — most-asked-about real estate location
- Guatemala City zones guide — for capital city zone-by-zone
- All 22 departments — for context on each region
