Guatemala City vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$503	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	20
😀 Quality of life	50	41
🏙️ Population	1.21M	6.44M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 59% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5029th and 7052nd ($1070 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6217th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Shangrao

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	Guatemala City	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621