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Guatemala City vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Guatemala City is 70.1% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Guatemala City
Groceries: pay 93.1% more in Guatemala City
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Guatemala City
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Guatemala City
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Guatemala City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% more in Guatemala City
Clothing: pay 55.9% more in Guatemala City

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Guatemala City are more expensive than in China. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guatemala City.

Guatemala City vs. China Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guatemala City instead of China, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	China	Guatemala City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.40	$5.22 GTQ39.98	+80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥35.32	$6.33 GTQ48.48	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.34	$1.20 GTQ9.16	+152.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.95	$0.95 GTQ7.27	+242.9%
Average			+125.3%

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pay 93.1% more for groceries

	China	Guatemala City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.46	$3.11 GTQ23.83	+91.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥44.49	$3.93 GTQ30.10	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥47.21	$7.96 GTQ60.99	+18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥11.00	$2.55 GTQ19.56	+63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.73	$3.82 GTQ29.27	+150.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.23	$1.76 GTQ13.52	+137.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.84	$0.76 GTQ5.81	+39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.39	$1.41 GTQ10.78	+125.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.55	$0.86 GTQ6.59	+70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.12	$0.78 GTQ6.00	+160.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.78	$1.20 GTQ9.23	+205.4%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	China	Guatemala City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥30.53	$4.07 GTQ31.18	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥143.09	$13.61 GTQ104.30	-33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥134,794.71	$19,565.40 GTQ149,933.75	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.76	$13.83 GTQ105.95	+250.7%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	China	Guatemala City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥78.70	$46.51 GTQ356.40	+316.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,146.80	$745.66 GTQ5,714.11	+144.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,377.56	$422.61 GTQ3,238.56	+116.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥288.99	$61.38 GTQ470.39	+49.6%
Average			+156.6%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	China	Guatemala City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,747.78	$230.87 GTQ1,769.22	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥109,091.78	$5,887.88 GTQ45,120.06	-62.0%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Guatemala City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.33	$3.26 GTQ24.99	+213.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥19.97	$3.31 GTQ25.39	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.65	$4.04 GTQ30.99	+20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥289.59	$48.62 GTQ372.61	+18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥42.13	$7.17 GTQ54.98	+19.9%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 55.9% more for clothing

	China	Guatemala City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥323.38	$51.42 GTQ394.08	+12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥217.79	$53.26 GTQ408.15	+72.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥501.74	$122.72 GTQ940.42	+72.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥513.16	$121.74 GTQ932.92	+67.0%
Average			+55.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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