Guatemala City vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$503	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	1.21M	521K

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 32% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 5029th and 3152nd ($1070 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Guatemala and France, respectively. Check Guatemala vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 6217th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Lyon

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	Guatemala City	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$10816

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

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