Guatemala City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guatemala City Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2718
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$614
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
56
65
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
995K
12.7M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 51% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4747th and 6776th ($1204 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Guatemala and China, respectively. Check Guatemala vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7564th and 2020th 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
$7.24
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.55
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1299
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.58
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6759
$20341

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10 km or 6.2 mi Mixco
$790
13 km or 7.9 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
58 km or 36 mi Jalapa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Panajachel
$951
99 km or 61 mi Coban
$935
105 km or 65 mi Mazatenango
$962
106 km or 66 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
107 km or 66 mi Momostenango
$960
109 km or 68 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
128 km or 79 mi Santa Ana
$770
132 km or 82 mi Sonsonate
$905
169 km or 105 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
170 km or 106 mi Apopa
$1231
171 km or 106 mi Mejicanos
$1254
175 km or 109 mi Soyapango
$1261
176 km or 109 mi San Salvador
$1291
190 km or 118 mi Tapachula
$775
264 km or 164 mi Usulutan
$1123
267 km or 166 mi Flores
$1014
281 km or 174 mi Villanueva
$860
282 km or 175 mi San Miguel
$1132
285 km or 177 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
294 km or 183 mi Choloma
$681
295 km or 183 mi La Lima
$854
306 km or 190 mi El Progreso
$832
310 km or 193 mi Comayagua
$678
310 km or 193 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
323 km or 201 mi San Ignacio
$1049
327 km or 203 mi San Cristobal de las Casas
$809
349 km or 217 mi Belmopan
$1008
362 km or 225 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
366 km or 227 mi Tuxtla Gutierrez
$766
369 km or 229 mi Yoro
$756
371 km or 230 mi Balancan
$915
407 km or 253 mi Belize City
$941
422 km or 262 mi La Ceiba
$619
428 km or 266 mi Chinandega
$791
439 km or 273 mi Caye Caulker
$1574
454 km or 282 mi Villahermosa
$1045
459 km or 285 mi San Pedro Town
$1367

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635