Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Lille Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Lille

😐 Solo nomad: Lyon is 13.3% more expensive than Lille without rent, and 10.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lyon is 11.8% more expensive than Lille without rent, and 15% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.53 €15.14

$17.6 €15.19

-0.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$69.9 €60.4

5.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.81 €11.06

$13.81 €11.92

-7.24%

Cappuccino

$3.89 €3.36

$3.75 €3.24

3.73%

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

$2.83 €2.44

$3.31 €2.86

-14.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 €1.52

$2.08 €1.8

-15.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.12 €7.01

$7.96 €6.87

2.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 €6.02

$5.8 €5.01

20.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.48 €1.28

4.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 €2.22

$1.82 €1.57

41.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.94 €2.53

-12.59%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$3.91 €3.38

10.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.86 €21.47

$22.58 €19.5

10.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.89 €13.72

$13.18 €11.38

20.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.19 €22.61

$24.11 €20.81

8.63%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$3.63 €3.13

-25.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 €2.26

$2.2 €1.9

19.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 €3.03

$2.37 €2.05

48.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.01 €3.46

$3.32 €2.87

20.78%

Potato (1kg)

$2.78 €2.4

$1.96 €1.69

41.84%

Onion (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$2.1 €1.81

30.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.22

$1.52 €1.31

-7.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.65 €0.56

33.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.93 €12.03

$13.46 €11.62

3.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.45 €8.16

$9.44 €8.15

0.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.09 €2.67

$2.41 €2.08

28.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 €2.7

$4.43 €3.82

-29.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.45 €2.12

$2.25 €1.94

8.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.1 €73.5

$69.1 €59.6

23.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$4.68 €4.04

25.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 €1.57

$1.9 €1.64

-4.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$58.3 €50.3

$32.63 €28.18

78.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$1.98 €1.71

0.51%

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$37.8K €32.7K

-0.05%

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

$37.2K €32.1K

$38K €32.8K

-2.17%

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

$288 €249

$198 €171

45.15%

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

$22.14 €19.12

$23.56 €20.34

-6.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 €32.18

$28.94 €24.98

28.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.77 €37.8

$39.17 €33.82

11.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.08 €19.93

$18.11 €15.64

27.44%

Cinema Ticket

$13.82 €11.93

$14.64 €12.64

-5.60%

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

$743 €641

$574 €496

29.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K €10.1K

$8,442 €7,289

38.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 €96.4

$89.7 €77.5

24.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.9 €43.94

$36.07 €31.15

41.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$85.8 €74.1

43.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$162 €140

$104 €90.2

55.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 €837

$823 €711

17.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$693 €598

$687 €593

0.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,969 €1,700

$1,613 €1,393

22.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 €1,069

$1,201 €1,037

3.16%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,819 €5,887

$4,353 €3,758

56.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,981 €3,438

$3,155 €2,724

26.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,115 €2,690

$3,060 €2,642

1.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.76

3.69

1.90%

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

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lille: October 28, 2025

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