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Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Roskilde Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Roskilde

😐 Solo nomad: Lyon is 12.8% more expensive than Roskilde without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lyon is 4.1% cheaper than Roskilde without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.47 €15.05
$18.4 DKK 118
-5.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$74.3 €64
$118 DKK 759
-37.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.77 €11
$13.91 DKK 89.5
-8.20%
Cappuccino
$4.02 €3.46
$6.86 DKK 44.16
-41.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.85 €2.45
$4.77 DKK 30.67
-40.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.77 €1.52
$3.1 DKK 19.96
-42.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.19 €7.06
$9.47 DKK 61
-13.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.99 €6.02
$7.71 DKK 49.61
-9.34%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.48 €1.27
$1.98 DKK 12.76
-25.25%
White Bread (500g)
$2.65 €2.28
$3.19 DKK 20.55
-16.93%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.67 €2.3
$2.47 DKK 15.89
8.10%
Eggs
$4.15 €3.57
$5.07 DKK 32.59
-18.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$24.4 €21.01
$13.66 DKK 87.9
78.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$15.91 €13.7
$10.76 DKK 69.2
47.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$25.54 €22
$15.78 DKK 102
61.85%
Apples (1kg)
$2.73 €2.35
$2.75 DKK 17.71
-0.73%
Banana (1kg)
$2.61 €2.25
$2.86 DKK 18.38
-8.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.59 €3.09
$2.14 DKK 13.78
67.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.85 €3.32
$4.09 DKK 26.28
-5.87%
Potato (1kg)
$2.91 €2.51
$1.76 DKK 11.3
65.34%
Onion (1kg)
$2.86 €2.46
$1.52 DKK 9.8
88.16%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.41 €1.22
$1.61 DKK 10.38
-12.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 €0.79
$0.8 DKK 5.14
13.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$13.63 €11.74
$9.09 DKK 58.5
49.94%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.42 €8.11
$7.94 DKK 51.1
18.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.15 €2.72
$2 DKK 12.88
57.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.09 €2.66
$2.14 DKK 13.75
44.39%
🚌 Getting Around
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.5 €2.15
$3.82 DKK 24.58
-34.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$85.2 €73.4
$77.3 DKK 498
10.19%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.87 €5.05
$6.32 DKK 40.69
-7.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.83 €1.58
$1.35 DKK 8.7
35.56%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$57.3 €49.37
$59.4 DKK 382
-3.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.99 €1.72
$2.21 DKK 14.22
-9.95%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.9K €31.8K
$49.6K DKK 318.9K
-25.49%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.8K €32.6K
$48.1K DKK 309.2K
-21.32%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$281 €242
$210 DKK 1,348
34.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.83 €19.66
$20.24 DKK 130
12.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.72 €31.63
$41.01 DKK 264
-10.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.49 €37.46
$54.6 DKK 351
-20.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.92 €19.74
$29.42 DKK 189
-22.09%
Cinema Ticket
$14.06 €12.11
$16.93 DKK 109
-16.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$732 €631
$389 DKK 2,502
88.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12K €10.3K
$5,880 DKK 37.8K
104.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$113 €97.4
$104 DKK 670
8.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.85 €42.94
$35.2 DKK 226
41.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$122 €105
$118 DKK 762
3.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$165 €142
$196 DKK 1,263
-16.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$987 €850
$1,351 DKK 8,690
-26.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$693 €597
$1,148 DKK 7,389
-39.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,963 €1,691
$2,633 DKK 16.9K
-25.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,248 €1,075
$2,114 DKK 13.6K
-40.94%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,855 €5,904
$2,865 DKK 18.4K
139.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,115 €3,545
$2,437 DKK 15.7K
68.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lyon
Roskilde
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,251 €2,800
$4,593 DKK 29.6K
-29.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.76
3.93
-4.33%

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Last update for Lyon: December 1, 2025

Last update for Roskilde: November 29, 2025

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