Guatemala City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guatemala City	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1019	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$506	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$855	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.3	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$949
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	55	70
😀 Quality of life	53	68
🏙️ Population	1.21M	12.7M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 0.2% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5181st and 5170th ($1019 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6101st and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Suzhou

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	Guatemala City	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.4	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.75	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6855	$22097

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Cities near Guatemala City

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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645