Guatemala City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$454
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
1.21M
24.9M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5655th and 4780th ($1005 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6198th and 571st 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
$5.78
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774