Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 39.5% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.31
|
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.78
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.54
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.01
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.76
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.32
|
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ54.83
|
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.67
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ24.98
|
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.84
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.18
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.66
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.46
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.50
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.43
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.50
|
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.55
|
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,369.99
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.21
|
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ317.79
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,227.19
|
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,924.28
|
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ469.02
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,486.14
|
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ52,819.97
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.91
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.10
|
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.87
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ447.97
|
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.73
|
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ432.05
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ422.96
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ824.05
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ933.28
|
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
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