Chengdu vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$240	$503
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$971
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$457
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	55
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.21M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 42% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 7421st and 5029th ($623 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st in China and Guatemala, respectively. Check China vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 1890th and 6217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Guatemala City

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	Chengdu	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$5937

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358