Guatemala City vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$503	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	60
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	1.21M	9.4M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5029th and 6849th ($1070 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6217th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Ningbo

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	Guatemala City	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522