Guatemala City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guatemala City	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2718	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$614	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	99
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	995K	2.1M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4747th and 964th ($1204 vs $2460) 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 0.3 months in Guatemala City compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7564th and 34th 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	$7.24	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1299	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.7	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1095	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.58	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.29	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$308	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6759	$19577

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$790
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$951
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$935
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$962
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$960
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$770
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$905
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1231
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1261
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1291
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$775
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1123
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$1014
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$860
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1132
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$681
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$854
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$832
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$809
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1008
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$766
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$756
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$915
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$941
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$619
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$791
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1045
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1367

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506