Guatemala City vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$506
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$855
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
53
53
🏙️ Population
1.21M
8.78M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 48% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5181st and 6882nd ($1019 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6101st and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guatemala City Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.19%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.75
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$190
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6855
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$630
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$900
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$805
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$829
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$880
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$915
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$882
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$806
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$702
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$866
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1093
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1112
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1117
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1147
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$737
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$842
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$854
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1107
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$595
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$857
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$892
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$702
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1039
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$780
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$716
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$740
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$738
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$780
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$886
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$676
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$627
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$942
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$774
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$915

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083