Cost of living
Guatemala
compared to
China

	Guatemala	China
Cost of living one person	$736	$718
Cost of living Family	$1838	$1974
One person rent	$401	$463
Family rent	$1618	$1485
Food expenses	$283	$242
Transport expenses	$56.78	$72.12
Monthly salary after tax	$423.97	$771.56
Quality of life	32.75	32.86
Human freedom index	5.52	4.38
Life expectancy	59.13	74.48
English speaking %	8.77%	8.76%
Population	17.2M	1.41B

The average cost of living in Guatemala ($736) is 3% more expensive than in China ($718). Guatemala ranked 128th vs 134th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guatemala compared to 1.1 months in China .

Eating Out
	Guatemala	China
Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.27
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.08	$26
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.28
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.03
Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.8
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.58

Rent & Utilities
	Guatemala	China
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486.28	$324.01
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$333.88	$198.02
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$797.52	$688.04
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580.5	$551.3
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.71	$37.47
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.79	$59.36
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.85	$10.32
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$9.39	$4.89
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$5017
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$3339

Transportation
	Guatemala	China
Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.33
Monthly ticket local transport	$11.63	$17.54
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$5.05
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.24

Groceries
	Guatemala	China
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.82
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.58
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.05
Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.42
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$12.91
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.17
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$10.98
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.4
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.53
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.37
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.1
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.7
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.03
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.46
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.18
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$12.95
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.93
Cigarette pack	$3.83	$4.1
Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.27
Hair Shampoo	$6.58	$5.12
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.6
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.9

Other
	Guatemala	China
Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.57	$39.29
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.22	$5.9
Doctor's visit	$41.56	$32.27
Haircut, simple	$11.98	$5.12
Brand Jeans	$56.04	$61.27
Brand Sneakers	$120.34	$78.06
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194.9	$491.51
International Primary School, 1 year	$6195	$18082

Cost of living Guatemala compared to China