Georgetown vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$423	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	93
😀 Quality of life	47	89
🏙️ Population	235K	521K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 32% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 5085th and 3152nd ($1062 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Guyana and France, respectively. Check Guyana vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 6400th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Lyon

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	Georgetown	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$10816

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457