Guatemala City vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$503	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	55	71
😀 Quality of life	50	61
🏙️ Population	1.21M	10.6M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 122% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5029th and 8748th ($1070 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 6217th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Shijiazhuang

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	Guatemala City	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$4785

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716