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Antigua Guatemala vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Antigua Guatemala is 37.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Antigua Guatemala
Groceries: pay 57.0% more in Antigua Guatemala
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Antigua Guatemala
Housing: pay 64.6% more in Antigua Guatemala
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in Antigua Guatemala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Antigua Guatemala
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Antigua Guatemala

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Antigua Guatemala are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Antigua Guatemala.

Antigua Guatemala vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua Guatemala instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Antigua Guatemala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$5.22 GTQ39.92	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$6.33 GTQ48.40	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.20 GTQ9.15	+149.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.95 GTQ7.25	+209.1%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 57.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Antigua Guatemala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$3.11 GTQ23.79	+82.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$3.78 GTQ28.90	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$7.41 GTQ56.67	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.51 GTQ19.21	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$3.82 GTQ29.22	+149.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.77 GTQ13.50	+79.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.76 GTQ5.81	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.41 GTQ10.76	+75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.73 GTQ5.59	+21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.78 GTQ5.99	+124.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.79 GTQ6.04	+91.6%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Antigua Guatemala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.07 GTQ31.13	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$19,575.65 GTQ149,698.59	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$13.24 GTQ101.28	+186.3%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 64.6% more for housing

	Beijing	Antigua Guatemala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$46.53 GTQ355.84	+259.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$877.10 GTQ6,707.36	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$548.12 GTQ4,191.56	+8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$37.68 GTQ288.11	-4.0%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Antigua Guatemala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$230.99 GTQ1,766.44	-67.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$5,890.97 GTQ45,049.30	-74.7%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Antigua Guatemala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$3.85 GTQ29.44	+243.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.31 GTQ25.35	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.92 GTQ29.94	-6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$40.99 GTQ313.49	-29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$7.18 GTQ54.89	-14.7%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Antigua Guatemala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$46.75 GTQ357.51	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$53.28 GTQ407.41	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$100.76 GTQ770.53	+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$85.54 GTQ654.10	-18.9%
Average			+6.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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