Guatemala City vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$503	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	55	17
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	1.21M	9.03M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 84% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5029th and 7893rd ($1070 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 6217th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Zhoukou

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	Guatemala City	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484