Guatemala City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2718
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$614
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
99
😀 Quality of life
42
76
🏙️ Population
995K
24.9M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 5% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4747th and 4880th ($1204 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7564th and 1178th 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
$7.24
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1299
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.58
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6759
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$790
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$951
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$935
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$962
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$960
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$770
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$905
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1231
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1254
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1261
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1291
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$775
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1123
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$1014
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$860
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1132
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$681
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$854
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$832
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$678
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1049
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$809
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$1008
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$766
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$756
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$915
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$941
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$619
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$791
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1574
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$1045
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1367

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789