Guatemala City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$503	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	55	24
😀 Quality of life	50	39
🏙️ Population	1.21M	6.56M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 81% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5029th and 7740th ($1070 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6217th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Shaoyang

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	Guatemala City	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600