Guatemala City vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2718
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$614
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.7
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
95
😀 Quality of life
42
76
🏙️ Population
995K
17.5M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 21% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4747th and 5618th ($1204 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7564th and 1163rd 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
$7.24
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1299
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.58
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6759
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$790
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$951
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$935
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$962
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$960
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$770
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$905
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1231
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1254
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1261
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1291
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$775
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1123
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$1014
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$860
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1132
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$681
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$854
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$832
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$678
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1049
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$809
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$1008
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$766
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$756
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$915
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$941
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$619
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$791
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1574
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$1045
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1367

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648