Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Toulouse Cost of Living Comparison Between Lyon and Toulouse

😐 Solo nomad: Lyon is 6% more expensive than Toulouse without rent, and 6.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lyon is 5.7% more expensive than Toulouse without rent, and 8.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.53 €15.14

$17.28 €14.92

1.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73.8 €63.7

$70.6 €61

4.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.81 €11.06

$12.62 €10.9

1.51%

Cappuccino

$3.89 €3.36

$3.45 €2.98

12.75%

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

$2.83 €2.44

$2.6 €2.24

8.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.68 €1.45

4.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.12 €7.01

$8.2 €7.08

-0.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.97 €6.02

$5.78 €4.99

20.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.48 €1.28

4.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 €2.22

$2.19 €1.89

17.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.57 €2.22

$3.05 €2.63

-15.74%

Eggs

$4.31 €3.72

$4.2 €3.63

2.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.86 €21.47

$25.48 €22

-2.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.89 €13.72

$14.27 €12.32

11.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$26.19 €22.61

$18.22 €15.74

43.74%

Apples (1kg)

$2.7 €2.33

$3.32 €2.87

-18.67%

Banana (1kg)

$2.62 €2.26

$2.96 €2.56

-11.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 €3.03

$3.14 €2.71

11.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.01 €3.46

$3.61 €3.12

11.08%

Potato (1kg)

$2.78 €2.4

$2.83 €2.44

-1.77%

Onion (1kg)

$2.75 €2.37

$3.11 €2.68

-11.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.41 €1.22

$1.84 €1.59

-23.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 €0.75

$0.9 €0.78

-3.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.93 €12.03

$14.97 €12.93

-6.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.45 €8.16

$7.95 €6.87

18.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.09 €2.67

$3.94 €3.4

-21.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 €2.7

$3.17 €2.73

-1.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.45 €2.12

$2.05 €1.77

19.51%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.1 €73.5

$64.3 €55.5

32.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.88 €5.08

$2.94 €2.54

100.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.82 €1.57

$1.33 €1.15

36.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$58.3 €50.3

$40.04 €34.57

45.48%

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

$37.7K €32.5K

0.43%

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

$37.2K €32.1K

$40.2K €34.7K

-7.52%

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

$288 €249

$189 €163

52.65%

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

$22.14 €19.12

$22.59 €19.5

-1.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 €32.18

$36.9 €31.86

1.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.77 €37.8

$39.55 €34.15

10.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.08 €19.93

$26.48 €22.86

-12.84%

Cinema Ticket

$13.82 €11.93

$14.04 €12.12

-1.57%

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

$743 €641

$874 €755

-15.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K €10.1K

$18.9K €16.3K

-37.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$112 €96.4

$124 €107

-9.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.9 €43.94

$49.46 €42.7

2.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$129 €112

-4.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$162 €140

0.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 €837

$872 €753

11.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$693 €598

$687 €593

0.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,969 €1,700

$1,572 €1,357

25.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,239 €1,069

$1,164 €1,005

6.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,819 €5,887

$5,176 €4,469

31.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,981 €3,438

$3,682 €3,179

8.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,115 €2,690

$2,839 €2,451

9.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.76

3.71

1.35%

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

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

Last update for Toulouse: October 28, 2025

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