Guatemala City vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$503	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	55	24
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	1.21M	7.82M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 45% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5029th and 6735th ($1070 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 Shangqiu. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6217th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Shangqiu

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	Guatemala City	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$17921

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529