Guatemala City vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$6793
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1830
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$3856
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3804
😷 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 61% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5029th and 427th ($1070 vs $2737) 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 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6217th and 248th 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	$5.19	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$22706

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598