Guatemala City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$503	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	99
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	1.21M	2.15M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5029th and 1222nd ($1070 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Paris. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6217th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Paris

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	Guatemala City	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293