Guatemala City vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$503	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$1049
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	55	49
😀 Quality of life	50	51
🏙️ Population	1.21M	7.1M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 57% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5029th and 6983rd ($1070 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 6217th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Yantai

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	Guatemala City	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702