Guatemala City vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$537	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	85
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	1.21M	9.07M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 104% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4878th and 8245th ($1129 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6209th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Shenyang

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	Guatemala City	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$24707

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501