Guatemala City vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$454
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$727
😷 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 64% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5655th and 7649th ($1005 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6198th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guatemala City Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.78
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$10066

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610