Guatemala City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$503	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	21
😀 Quality of life	50	40
🏙️ Population	1.21M	6.71M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 19% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5029th and 6043rd ($1070 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6217th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Yancheng

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	Guatemala City	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$22179

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984