Guatemala City vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2670
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$588
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
41
82
🏙️ Population
995K
7.41M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 56% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4848th and 621st ($1168 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7729th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Hong Kong

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Guatemala City Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.21%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1895
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.38
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.8
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6652
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$720
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$1062
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$900
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$936
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$938
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$934
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$734
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$897
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1221
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1246
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1274
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$761
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1109
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$990
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$823
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1120
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$668
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$815
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$804
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$705
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1054
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$801
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$1007
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$768
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$737
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$917
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$938
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$626
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$787
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1574
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$1054
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1365

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608