Guatemala City vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$614	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	56	84
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	995K	9.37M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 80% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4747th and 7494th ($1204 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 7564th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Hefei

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	Guatemala City	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$8681

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693