Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Lyon is 1.7% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 20.4% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lyon is 2.1% more expensive than Paris without rent, and 17.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.53 €15.14

$17.47 €15.09

0.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$73 €63

1.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.81 €11.06

$13.73 €11.85

-6.70%

Cappuccino

$3.89 €3.36

$4.63 €4

-15.98%

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

$2.83 €2.44

$3.96 €3.42

-28.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 €1.52

$3.25 €2.81

-45.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.12 €7.01

$8.3 €7.17

-2.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 €6.02

$8.26 €7.13

-15.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.56 €1.34

-0.64%

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.11 €1.82

21.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.88 €2.49

-10.76%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$5.18 €4.47

-16.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.86 €21.47

$26.05 €22.49

-4.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.89 €13.72

$13.9 €12

14.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.19 €22.61

$19.54 €16.87

34.03%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$3.49 €3.01

-22.64%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 €2.26

$2.37 €2.05

10.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 €3.03

$3.54 €3.06

-0.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.01 €3.46

$3.81 €3.29

5.25%

Potato (1kg)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.71 €2.34

2.58%

Onion (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$2.96 €2.55

-7.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.22

$1.87 €1.62

-24.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.91 €0.78

-4.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.93 €12.03

$15.12 €13.05

-7.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.45 €8.16

$9.41 €8.12

0.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.09 €2.67

$2.74 €2.36

12.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 €2.7

$4.05 €3.5

-22.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.45 €2.12

$2.88 €2.49

-14.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.1 €73.5

$104 €89.9

-18.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$9.27 €8.01

-36.57%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 €1.57

$2.02 €1.74

-9.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$58.3 €50.3

$56.1 €48.41

3.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$2.17 €1.87

-8.29%

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$36.2K €31.3K

4.41%

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

$37.2K €32.1K

$36.7K €31.7K

1.40%

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

$288 €249

$248 €214

15.96%

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

$22.14 €19.12

$17.14 €14.8

29.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 €32.18

$35.65 €30.78

4.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.77 €37.8

$39.13 €33.78

11.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.08 €19.93

$19.31 €16.67

19.52%

Cinema Ticket

$13.82 €11.93

$15.6 €13.47

-11.41%

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

$743 €641

$874 €754

-14.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K €10.1K

$15K €13K

-21.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 €96.4

$116 €99.8

-3.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.9 €43.94

$47.44 €40.96

7.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$125 €108

-0.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$162 €140

$156 €135

4.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 €837

$1,613 €1,393

-39.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$693 €598

$1,181 €1,020

-41.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,969 €1,700

$3,656 €3,156

-46.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 €1,069

$2,270 €1,960

-45.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,819 €5,887

$13.8K €12K

-50.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,981 €3,438

$9,373 €8,093

-57.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,115 €2,690

$3,765 €3,251

-17.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.76

3.55

5.92%

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

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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