Cost of living comparison
Guatemala City is 37.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Guatemala City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Guatemala City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
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