Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Sète Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Sète

😐 Solo nomad: Lyon is 7% more expensive than Sète without rent, and 10.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lyon is 12% more expensive than Sète without rent, and 12.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.53 €15.14

$17.18 €14.84

2.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$57 €49.22

29.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.81 €11.06

$13.09 €11.3

-2.14%

Cappuccino

$3.89 €3.36

$3.46 €2.98

12.43%

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

$2.83 €2.44

$2.74 €2.37

3.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.87 €1.61

-5.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.12 €7.01

$7.12 €6.15

14.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 €6.02

$6.96 €6.01

0.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.42 €1.22

9.15%

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 €2.22

$1.63 €1.4

57.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.97 €2.57

-13.47%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.17 €3.6

3.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.86 €21.47

$24.04 €20.76

3.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.89 €13.72

$11.85 €10.24

34.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.19 €22.61

$26.24 €22.65

-0.19%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$3.17 €2.73

-14.83%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 €2.26

$2.28 €1.97

14.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 €3.03

$3.52 €3.04

-0.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.01 €3.46

$3.55 €3.07

12.96%

Potato (1kg)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.41 €2.08

15.35%

Onion (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$2.26 €1.95

21.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.22

$1.65 €1.42

-14.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.76 €0.66

14.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.93 €12.03

$13.76 €11.88

1.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.45 €8.16

$9.65 €8.33

-2.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.09 €2.67

$3.55 €3.06

-12.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 €2.7

$3.43 €2.97

-8.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.45 €2.12

$1.86 €1.6

31.72%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.1 €73.5

$49.09 €42.38

73.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$5.26 €4.54

11.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 €1.57

$2.05 €1.77

-11.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$58.3 €50.3

$33.65 €29.05

73.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

$2 €1.73

-0.50%

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$36.9K €31.9K

2.38%

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

$37.2K €32.1K

$38.8K €33.5K

-4.12%

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

$288 €249

$278 €240

3.56%

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

$22.14 €19.12

$26.17 €22.59

-15.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 €32.18

$35.31 €30.48

5.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.77 €37.8

$38.17 €32.96

14.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.08 €19.93

$18.26 €15.77

26.40%

Cinema Ticket

$13.82 €11.93

$13.72 €11.84

0.73%

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

$743 €641

$404 €349

83.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K €10.1K

$8,040 €6,942

45.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 €96.4

$87.9 €75.9

27.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.9 €43.94

$45.29 €39.1

12.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$88.3 €76.2

39.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$162 €140

$161 €139

0.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 €837

$768 €663

26.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$693 €598

$618 €534

12.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,969 €1,700

$1,382 €1,193

42.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 €1,069

$1,078 €931

14.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,819 €5,887

$4,467 €3,857

52.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,981 €3,438

$3,519 €3,038

13.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,115 €2,690

$2,331 €2,013

33.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.76

3.64

3.30%

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

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

Last update for Sète: October 27, 2025

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