Guatemala City vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$614	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$809
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	56	40
😀 Quality of life	42	49
🏙️ Population	995K	6.65M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 100% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4747th and 7957th ($1204 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 249th in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 7564th and 6806th 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	$7.24	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$10039

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619