Guatemala City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1005
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2573
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$454
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$452
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
1.21M
17.7M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5655th and 5948th ($1005 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6198th and 556th 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
$5.78
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1342
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$991
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$219
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5642
$24117

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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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618