Guatemala City vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$503	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	50	66
🏙️ Population	1.21M	9.37M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 71% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5029th and 7405th ($1070 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6217th and 3963rd 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	$5.19	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$8278

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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

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665