Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Strasbourg Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Strasbourg

😐 Solo nomad: Lyon is 5.5% more expensive than Strasbourg without rent, and 3.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lyon is 6.1% more expensive than Strasbourg without rent, and 14.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.53 €15.14

$17.31 €14.94

1.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$72.7 €62.8

1.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.81 €11.06

$12.51 €10.81

2.40%

Cappuccino

$3.89 €3.36

$3.47 €3

12.10%

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

$2.83 €2.44

$2.72 €2.35

4.04%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 €1.52

$2.45 €2.12

-28.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.12 €7.01

$6.27 €5.42

29.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 €6.02

$5.3 €4.58

31.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.63 €1.41

-4.91%

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.4 €2.07

7.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.79 €2.41

-7.89%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.53 €3.91

-4.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.86 €21.47

$28.96 €25.01

-14.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.89 €13.72

$17.81 €15.38

-10.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.19 €22.61

$23.79 €20.54

10.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$2.98 €2.58

-9.40%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 €2.26

$2.47 €2.13

6.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 €3.03

$3.52 €3.04

-0.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.01 €3.46

$3.81 €3.29

5.25%

Potato (1kg)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.44 €2.1

13.93%

Onion (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$2.76 €2.38

-0.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.22

$1.31 €1.13

7.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.9 €0.78

-3.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.93 €12.03

$14.12 €12.19

-1.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.45 €8.16

$8.82 €7.62

7.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.09 €2.67

$1.96 €1.69

57.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 €2.7

$3.97 €3.43

-21.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.45 €2.12

$2.36 €2.03

3.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.1 €73.5

$64.5 €55.7

31.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$3.42 €2.95

71.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 €1.57

$1.04 €0.9

75.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$58.3 €50.3

$38.51 €33.25

51.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.72

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$36.8K €31.7K

2.89%

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

$37.2K €32.1K

$37.1K €32K

0.30%

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

$288 €249

$263 €227

9.31%

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

$22.14 €19.12

$23.74 €20.5

-6.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 €32.18

$32.45 €28.02

14.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.77 €37.8

$39.27 €33.91

11.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.08 €19.93

$27.41 €23.66

-15.80%

Cinema Ticket

$13.82 €11.93

$14.06 €12.14

-1.71%

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

$743 €641

$1,374 €1,186

-45.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K €10.1K

$7,155 €6,177

64.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 €96.4

$107 €92.3

4.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.9 €43.94

$38.82 €33.52

31.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$88.7 €76.6

39.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$162 €140

$125 €108

29.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 €837

$804 €694

20.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$693 €598

$701 €605

-1.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,969 €1,700

$1,707 €1,474

15.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 €1,069

$950 €820

30.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,819 €5,887

$5,398 €4,661

26.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,981 €3,438

$3,499 €3,021

13.80%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,115 €2,690

$2,796 €2,414

11.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.76

3.65

3.01%

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

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

Last update for Strasbourg: October 28, 2025

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