Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.3 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
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