Cost of Living Comparison Between Nancy and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Nancy and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Nancy is 26.4% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nancy is 8.5% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 22.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.15 €14.81

$17.53 €15.14

-2.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.5 €54

$73.8 €63.7

-15.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 €10.06

$12.81 €11.06

-9.06%

Cappuccino

$3.35 €2.89

$3.89 €3.36

-13.88%

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

$2.74 €2.36

$2.83 €2.44

-3.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 €1.52

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.28 €5.42

$8.12 €7.01

-22.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.94 €3.41

$6.97 €6.02

-43.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 €0.79

$1.55 €1.34

-40.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 €1.07

$2.57 €2.22

-51.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.82 €1.57

$2.57 €2.22

-29.18%

Eggs

$3.16 €2.73

$4.31 €3.72

-26.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.92 €13.75

$24.86 €21.47

-35.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.58 €11.72

$15.89 €13.72

-14.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.43 €17.64

$26.19 €22.61

-21.99%

Apples (1kg)

$2.53 €2.19

$2.7 €2.33

-6.30%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 €1.57

$2.62 €2.26

-30.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.44 €2.97

$3.51 €3.03

-1.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.34 €2.02

$4.01 €3.46

-41.65%

Potato (1kg)

$2.44 €2.1

$2.78 €2.4

-12.23%

Onion (1kg)

$2.65 €2.29

$2.75 €2.37

-3.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.41 €1.22

-19.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 €0.41

$0.87 €0.75

-44.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.69 €10.96

$13.93 €12.03

-8.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.76 €7.56

$9.45 €8.16

-7.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 €1.77

$3.09 €2.67

-33.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 €3.43

$3.13 €2.7

26.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.72 €1.48

$2.45 €2.12

-29.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.07 €42.37

$85.1 €73.5

-42.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.45 €2.98

$5.88 €5.08

-41.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 €0.85

$1.82 €1.57

-46.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$37.94 €32.76

$58.3 €50.3

-34.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.99 €1.72

4.52%

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

$35.8K €31K

$37.8K €32.6K

-5.20%

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

$36.7K €31.7K

$37.2K €32.1K

-1.30%

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

$258 €223

$288 €249

-10.26%

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

$23.48 €20.27

$22.14 €19.12

6.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.19 €20.02

$37.27 €32.18

-37.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.28 €26.14

$43.77 €37.8

-30.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.58 €16.04

$23.08 €19.93

-19.50%

Cinema Ticket

$13.63 €11.76

$13.82 €11.93

-1.37%

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

$583 €503

$743 €641

-21.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.8K €10.2K

$11.7K €10.1K

0.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 €91.2

$112 €96.4

-5.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.78 €34.34

$50.9 €43.94

-21.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.9 €75.9

$124 €107

-28.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$129 €111

$162 €140

-20.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 €537

$969 €837

-35.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$528 €456

$693 €598

-23.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,060 €915

$1,969 €1,700

-46.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$970 €837

$1,239 €1,069

-21.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,726 €2,353

$6,819 €5,887

-60.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,335 €2,016

$3,981 €3,438

-41.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,529 €2,184

$3,115 €2,690

-18.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.62

3.76

-3.72%

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

Last update for Nancy: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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