Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Nantes Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Nantes

😐 Solo nomad: Lyon is 31% more expensive than Nantes without rent, and 8.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lyon is 2.6% more expensive than Nantes without rent, and 5.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.53 €15.14

$17.09 €14.76

2.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$63.1 €54.5

16.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.81 €11.06

$11.47 €9.9

11.68%

Cappuccino

$3.89 €3.36

$3.69 €3.19

5.42%

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

$2.83 €2.44

$2.42 €2.09

16.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.48 €1.28

18.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.12 €7.01

$8.31 €7.17

-2.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 €6.02

$5.16 €4.46

35.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.18 €1.02

31.36%

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.11 €1.82

21.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.57 €2.22

$3.07 €2.65

-16.29%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$3.37 €2.91

27.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.86 €21.47

$15.63 €13.49

59.05%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.89 €13.72

$16.86 €14.56

-5.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.19 €22.61

$20.8 €17.96

25.91%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$3.11 €2.68

-13.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 €2.26

$1.99 €1.71

31.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 €3.03

$2.94 €2.54

19.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.01 €3.46

$3.17 €2.74

26.50%

Potato (1kg)

$2.78 €2.4

$1.71 €1.47

62.57%

Onion (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$2.27 €1.96

21.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.22

$1.56 €1.35

-9.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.56 €0.49

55.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.93 €12.03

$12.76 €11.02

9.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.45 €8.16

$6.89 €5.95

37.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.09 €2.67

$3.56 €3.08

-13.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 €2.7

$3.26 €2.81

-3.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.45 €2.12

$2.12 €1.83

15.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.1 €73.5

$69.6 €60.1

22.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$5.63 €4.86

4.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 €1.57

$2.62 €2.27

-30.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$58.3 €50.3

$36.62 €31.62

59.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$2.06 €1.78

-3.40%

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$37.1K €32.1K

1.86%

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

$37.2K €32.1K

$37.1K €32K

0.37%

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

$288 €249

$187 €162

53.54%

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

$22.14 €19.12

$23.8 €20.55

-6.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 €32.18

$27.39 €23.65

36.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.77 €37.8

$32.58 €28.13

34.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.08 €19.93

$11.5 €9.93

100.70%

Cinema Ticket

$13.82 €11.93

$14.15 €12.21

-2.33%

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

$743 €641

$838 €724

-11.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K €10.1K

$9,316 €8,043

25.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 €96.4

$110 €95.1

1.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.9 €43.94

$36.58 €31.59

39.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$94.5 €81.6

30.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$162 €140

$146 €126

10.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 €837

$812 €701

19.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$693 €598

$718 €620

-3.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,969 €1,700

$2,051 €1,771

-4.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 €1,069

$1,484 €1,281

-16.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,819 €5,887

$5,112 €4,414

33.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,981 €3,438

$3,951 €3,412

0.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,115 €2,690

$2,456 €2,120

26.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.76

3.62

3.87%

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

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

Last update for Nantes: October 28, 2025

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