Guatemala City vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$506
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$855
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
1.21M
7.41M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 61% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5181st and 503rd ($1019 vs $2614) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6101st and 168th 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
$6.43
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.19%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6855
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$630
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$900
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$805
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$829
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$880
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$915
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$882
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$702
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$866
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1093
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1112
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1117
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1147
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$737
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$842
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$854
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1107
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$595
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$857
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$892
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$702
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1039
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$780
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$716
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$740
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$738
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$780
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$886
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$676
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$627
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$942
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$774
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$915

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611