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Guatemala City vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 32.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 49.9% less in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% less in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Guatemala City

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$5.22 GTQ39.96	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$6.33 GTQ48.46	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.20 GTQ9.16	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.95 GTQ7.26	-14.8%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$3.11 GTQ23.82	+41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$3.93 GTQ30.09	-68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.96 GTQ60.96	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.55 GTQ19.55	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.82 GTQ29.26	-21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.76 GTQ13.52	+12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.76 GTQ5.81	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.41 GTQ10.77	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.86 GTQ6.59	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.78 GTQ5.99	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.20 GTQ9.23	+13.7%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 49.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.07 GTQ31.16	-65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$13.61 GTQ104.26	-79.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$19,565.40 GTQ149,867.31	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$13.83 GTQ105.91	-4.8%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$46.51 GTQ356.24	+109.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$745.66 GTQ5,711.58	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$422.61 GTQ3,237.13	-75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$61.38 GTQ470.18	-65.4%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$230.87 GTQ1,768.43	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$5,887.88 GTQ45,100.07	-73.5%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$3.26 GTQ24.98	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.31 GTQ25.38	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.04 GTQ30.97	-69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$48.62 GTQ372.45	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$7.17 GTQ54.95	-44.2%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$51.42 GTQ393.90	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$53.26 GTQ407.97	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$122.72 GTQ940.00	+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$121.74 GTQ932.51	-14.7%
Average			+3.6%

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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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