Guatemala City vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guatemala City	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2670	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$588	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	41	72
🏙️ Population	995K	12.7M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 49% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4848th and 6833rd ($1168 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7729th and 3150th 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	$6.34	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.71	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.7	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1895	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1085	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.61	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.31	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.38	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$266	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6652	$17664

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623