Guatemala City vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guatemala City	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1129	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$537	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	56	69
🏙️ Population	1.21M	9.37M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 75% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4878th and 7469th ($1129 vs $643) 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 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6209th and 4318th 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	$5.55	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$666	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1209	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.01	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$231	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5911	$9056

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663