Guatemala City vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$454
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
50
88
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.41M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 63% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5655th and 379th ($1005 vs $2753) 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 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6198th and 205th 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
$5.78
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$639
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$904
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$791
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$912
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$870
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$872
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$777
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$709
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$882
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1145
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1161
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1173
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1192
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$646
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1088
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$859
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$866
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1081
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$599
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$870
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$883
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$715
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1090
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$666
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$729
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$642
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$734
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$737
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$877
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$650
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$638
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1573
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$865
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1333

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623