How much does it cost to hire a plumber in Guatemala? What about a notary for a power of attorney? And a local moving service? These are the questions nobody answers clearly online — until now. This hub gathers real price ranges for the most common services in Guatemala, based on official tariffs, published company data, and verified local market research.

We update this data quarterly. All prices are in quetzales, or in US dollars where the business publishes in dollars, and where it makes sense also converted at current exchange rates.

Three principles: (1) Real ranges, not invented averages. (2) Sources cited when available. (3) Context so you know how to negotiate, not just how much to pay.

Service Categories

Home and Trades

  • Plumber — Service calls, drains, leaks, installations
  • Electrician — Per outlet, breaker panel, installation
  • Painter — Per square meter, per project, per day
  • Mason (albañil) — Day rate, per m², plaster, block, flooring
  • Carpenter — Day rate, job prices, custom furniture per project
  • AC technician — Split installation, servicing, gas recharge
  • Locksmith — Lock changes, key copies, emergency openings
  • Pest control — Roaches, bed bugs, termites, food-business plans
  • Gardener — Day rate, per visit, monthly contracts, and the household-employee line
  • Welder / herrero — Gates, railings, grilles, structures, repairs
  • Septic tank — Rotoplas biodigestor prices at four retailers, and old pump-out ad prices
  • Water truck (pipa) — Q350 (Zona 5, Guatemala City) and Q425 (INAB’s offices) for 3,000 gallons, Q700 for 2,500 gallons, Q224-750 per load elsewhere (2026 public purchases)
  • Well drilling — Q500-1,500 per foot by one driller’s range, hydrogeological studies Q9,500-32,000, hand-dug wells Q5,000-24,825
  • Glass and window installer — Aluminium windows about Q2,400-2,654 per m² installed, a broken pane replaced for Q2,350, tempered-glass doors
  • Security cameras (CCTV) — Kit prices, installation per camera, and the DIGESSP licence for monitoring
  • Phone and laptop repair — iShop and Samsung authorised price lists, independent shops, laptop diagnosis
  • Electronics and appliance prices — iPhone, Samsung, PS5, Switch, laptops, TVs, fridges, washers and air conditioners at MAX, read 8 October 2026, against the US price
  • Electric fence — Energizer, wire, post and kit prices at two sellers; installed prices not listed by the six we read
  • Tile installation — Laying labour per m², ceramic and porcelain tile prices, a worked 20 m² floor
  • Drywall (tablayeso) — Installed walls and ceilings per m², board and stud prices at EPA
  • Roofing (lámina) — Corrugated, aluzinc, tile-look and polycarbonate sheet prices at EPA, per-foot seller posts, and what a roofer’s quote should list
  • Appliance repair — Visit and diagnosis from Q250 (Servicios RR), Q100 on two classified ads (coverage not stated), and look-alike official-service sites that are not on the brands’ domains
  • Deep cleaning — Whole-house cleaning from Q18.95 per m² at Se Limpia, sofa and upholstery cleaning Q200-425, mattresses Q275-350 by size
  • Heavy equipment rental — Backhoe and excavator rates per hour: a rental company’s last published rates and what municipalities paid on Guatecompras in 2026
  • Ready-mix concrete — Price per cubic metre in five 2026 public purchases, 45 kg premixed bags, mixer rental
  • Upholstery (tapicería) — What public offices paid in 2025 to reupholster sofas (Q950 and Q1,285.60), living-room sets and office chairs
  • Laundry and dry cleaning — Q5 a pound at La Lavandera, Q4 + Q4 a pound or Q140 a bag at WashToGo, dry cleaning from Q25, pickup plans from Q479
  • Tree trimming and removal — The municipal or INAB licence a tree needs first, and what public buyers paid in 2026: Q75 a tree to prune, Q650-8,400 to fell
  • Pool maintenance — What a weekly service visit covers, and chlorine, algaecide and test-kit prices at three retailers
  • Interior designer — Two studios’ published rates: US$75 and US$360 design packages, US$20-40 per m² for full design, a Q15,000 minimum

Household Staff (with the employer obligations)

Moving and Logistics

Health

  • Private doctor — General medicine and specialists
  • Dentist — Cleanings, crowns, implants
  • Physiotherapist — Per session, home visits, packages, low-cost clinics
  • Massage therapist — Spa, deep tissue and at-home prices by zone
  • Nutritionist — First consultation, follow-ups, online
  • Psychologist — Therapy sessions, assessments, and the colegiado activo check
  • Glasses and eye exams — Q750 frames with single-vision lenses at Alpi Store, frames Q600-1,800, free optometry exams and a Q400 ophthalmologist’s exam
  • Chiropractor — Q375 per treatment at a Zona 10 clinic, Q300 per adjustment in Zona 12, and the regular prices Q99 coupon deals state
  • Ozempic — Q1,900 for the 2 mg pen and Q2,932.95 for the 4 mg pen at Cruz Verde (read 8 October 2026), Galeno’s prices, and MSPAS’s prescription rule
  • Plastic surgery — One surgeon’s published starting prices (tummy tuck from Q37,500) and how to check a surgeon’s credentials

Education and Learning

  • Private tutor — Per hour, online and at home, plus the school-year calendar
  • Music lessons — Academy fees, the Conservatory’s free cursos libres and the association’s weekend diplomas, online plans

Automotive

  • Mechanic — Diagnosis, labor, tune-ups
  • Car wash and detailing — Washes from Q50 at Detailing Doctors (Q40 in an undated third-party guide), memberships from Q200 a month, detailing by car size
  • Body shop (enderezado y pintura) — Straightening and paint per panel from Q550-700 in shops’ 2026 posts, full repaints from US$300

Personal and Events

Veterinary and Pets

Funerals

  • Funeral costs — Funeral-home packages, cremation, instalment plans, niche and cemetery fees

How to Use This Data

Prices in Guatemala vary widely based on:

  • City — each page says where its prices come from. A price published by a Guatemala City company may not apply in Antigua, Xela or a rural department, so ask for a local quote there.
  • Formal vs. informal — a registered company can give you a factura (tax invoice) and a written warranty; an informal worker may not. Ask for both before the job starts, whatever the price.
  • Urgency — ask whether a night, weekend or holiday call-out costs more before you book; several pages show call-out or visit fees separately from the work.
  • What the price covers — a visit fee, a per-m² rate and a per-piece price are not comparable until you know what each includes; each page lists what the published price covers.

Data Sources

We cite sources when they exist and are verifiable:

  • Official tariff schedules — the Código de Notariado (CENADOJ consolidated text), the Arancel de Abogados, Decreto 111-96 (an act of Congress, not a bar-association document), the Colegio de Arquitectos’ Normativas section, and the Organismo Judicial. These are the only genuinely official price instruments behind this section, and they cover notarial and legal acts only
  • Public company pricing — published prices from suppliers such as EPA (materials). Transfalc, previously cited here for moving, has no reachable public site (checked 2026-09-01)
  • Online classifieds — OLX, Encuentra24 and Guatecompras (public tenders; Guatecompras refuses automated clients but is a live government system)
  • Editorial estimate — no published source. Most price bands in this section come from calls and enquiries to practising professionals. We do not keep per-page sample sizes, so unless a page names an issuer, treat its ranges as an editorial estimate rather than a measured survey
  • Reader reports — accounts from readers and Guatemalan users, used as a sanity check on the ranges, never as the source of a figure

Avoiding Price Scams

  • Confirm prices in writing before starting a large job; a WhatsApp message with the agreed amount gives both sides a record.
  • Ask for a receipt (factura) and keep it: DIACO asks for proof of purchase if you file a consumer complaint.
  • Do not pay 100% upfront on large jobs. Agree in writing how much is paid at the start and how much on completion.
  • Get quotes from 2-3 providers for big jobs; the published prices on these pages can differ between businesses for the same item (laundry, for example: La Lavandera lists Q5 a pound washed, dried and folded, while WashToGo lists Q4 a pound to wash plus Q4 a pound to dry and fold, or Q140 for an 18-20 lb bag).

Data updated April 2026. Prices change constantly — these are typical ranges, not guarantees. Always quote directly with providers before contracting.