Guatemala City vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$503	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	54
😀 Quality of life	50	66
🏙️ Population	1.21M	8.78M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 66% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5029th and 7256th ($1070 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 Quanzhou. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6217th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Quanzhou

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	Guatemala City	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.84
🥤 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	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936