Cost of Living Comparison Between Espoo and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Espoo and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Espoo is 1.1% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 6.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Espoo is 6% more expensive than Lyon without rent, and 5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.02 €12.94

$17.47 €15.05

-14.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$104 €89.7

$74.3 €64

40.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.19 €9.64

$12.77 €11

-12.37%

Cappuccino

$5.45 €4.69

$4.02 €3.46

35.57%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 €2.94

$2.85 €2.45

20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 €2.57

$1.77 €1.52

68.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.88 €7.65

$8.19 €7.06

8.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.23 €8.81

$6.99 €6.02

46.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.31 €1.13

$1.48 €1.27

-11.49%

White Bread (500g)

$2.91 €2.51

$2.65 €2.28

9.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.19 €2.74

$2.67 €2.3

19.48%

Eggs

$3.57 €3.08

$4.15 €3.57

-13.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.93 €8.55

$24.4 €21.01

-59.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.72 €14.4

$15.91 €13.7

5.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21 €18.09

$25.54 €22

-17.78%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 €2.41

$2.73 €2.35

2.20%

Banana (1kg)

$2.1 €1.81

$2.61 €2.25

-19.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$3.59 €3.09

-17.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.66 €4.01

$3.85 €3.32

21.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.36 €1.17

$2.91 €2.51

-53.26%

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.86 €2.46

-23.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2 €1.73

$1.41 €1.22

41.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 €1.54

$0.91 €0.79

96.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.62 €10.87

$13.63 €11.74

-7.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.79 €11.88

$9.42 €8.11

46.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.49

$3.15 €2.72

28.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.59 €3.96

$3.09 €2.66

48.54%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.49 €3

$2.5 €2.15

39.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$76.8 €66.1

$85.2 €73.4

-9.89%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.05 €8.65

$5.87 €5.05

71.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 €1.36

$1.83 €1.58

-13.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$54.1 €46.63

$57.3 €49.37

-5.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 €1.75

$1.99 €1.72

2.01%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$33K €28.4K

$36.9K €31.8K

-10.68%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$35.1K €30.2K

$37.8K €32.6K

-7.16%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$116 €99.8

$281 €242

-58.77%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$29.6 €25.49

$22.83 €19.66

29.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.58 €16.01

$36.72 €31.63

-49.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59 €50.8

$43.49 €37.46

35.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.53 €37.49

$22.92 €19.74

89.92%

Cinema Ticket

$17.65 €15.2

$14.06 €12.11

25.53%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$333 €287

$732 €631

-54.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.1K €18.2K

$12K €10.3K

76.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.2

$113 €97.4

-0.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$59.2 €51

$49.85 €42.94

18.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 €87.3

$122 €105

-17.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$191 €165

$165 €142

15.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,039 €895

$987 €850

5.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$956 €824

$693 €597

37.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,017 €1,737

$1,963 €1,691

2.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,600 €1,378

$1,248 €1,075

28.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,107 €6,982

$6,855 €5,904

18.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,398 €4,650

$4,115 €3,545

31.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,625 €3,122

$3,251 €2,800

11.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.83

3.76

1.86%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Espoo: December 1, 2025

Last update for Lyon: December 1, 2025

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