Guatemala City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$506
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$855
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
1.21M
17.5M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 8% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5181st and 5744th ($1019 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6101st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Shenzhen

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Guatemala City Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.19%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6855
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$630
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$900
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$805
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$829
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$880
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$915
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$882
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$702
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$866
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1093
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1112
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1117
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1147
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$737
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$842
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$854
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1107
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$595
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$857
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$892
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$702
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1039
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$780
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$716
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$740
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$738
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$780
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$886
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$676
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$627
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$942
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$774
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$915

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584