Georgetown vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$551	$847
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$3258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	92
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	235K	519K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 31% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4725th and 3024th ($1212 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Guyana and France, respectively. Check Guyana vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 5871st and 234th 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	$11.3	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$11727

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907