Guatemala City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2670
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$588
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$395
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
99
😀 Quality of life
41
75
🏙️ Population
995K
24.9M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 4% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4848th and 4971st ($1168 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7729th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Shanghai

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Guatemala City Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.21%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1895
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.61
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.38
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6652
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765