Guatemala City vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$503	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$729
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	55	44
😀 Quality of life	50	43
🏙️ Population	1.21M	6.65M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 81% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5029th and 7767th ($1070 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 276th in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.2 months in Hengyang. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 6217th and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Hengyang

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	Guatemala City	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600