France vs Guatemala - Cost of Living Comparison

France Guatemala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1451
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1976
🏠 One person rent
$744
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1409
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$493
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.9
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2502
$435
💸 GDP per capita
$43659
$5026
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
7.08
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
24
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
1%
🎓 Higher education
87
51
😀 Quality of life
86
33
🏙️ Population
67.7M
17.3M

The average cost of living in France ($1451) is 73% more expensive than in Guatemala ($838). France ranked 29th vs 99th for Guatemala in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in France compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala. Ranked 24th and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Guatemala

We calculate prices for France and Guatemala as a population-weighted mean of 151 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

France Guatemala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.1
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$580
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1471
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6205
$1349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4622
$748
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.99
$8.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$7.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10878
$5178

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2133
2.17M
Marseille
$1443
871K
Lyon
$1461
523K
Toulouse
$1388
493K
Montpellier
$1333
296K
Nice
$1583
343K
Strasbourg
$1143
291K
Nantes
$1359
319K
Bordeaux
$1419
261K
Lille
$1460
234K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$1401
122K
Rennes
$1347
220K
Reims
$1311
181K
Tours
$1231
137K
Toulon
$1430
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1301
148K
Grenoble
$1316
158K
Aix-en-Provence
$1554
145K
Le Havre
$1222
168K
Angers
$1434
156K
Le Mans
$1299
144K
Annecy
$1625
131K
Brest
$1162
140K
Dijon
$1164
158K
Villeurbanne
$1372
152K
Saint-Etienne
$1033
174K
Amiens
$1166
135K
Montreuil
$1230
111K
Limoges
$1130
131K
Nimes
$1163
149K

In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$942
1.21M
Mixco
$717
518K
Coban
$780
229K
Quetzaltenango
$782
204K
Jalapa
$810
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$732
151K
Momostenango
$834
140K
Mazatenango
$698
83.8K
Flores
$769
44.7K
Panajachel
$768
16.1K