Cost of Living Comparison Between Nantes and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Nantes and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Nantes is 23.7% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 7.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nantes is 2.5% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 5.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.09 €14.76

$17.53 €15.14

-2.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.1 €54.5

$73.8 €63.7

-14.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.47 €9.9

$12.81 €11.06

-10.46%

Cappuccino

$3.69 €3.19

$3.89 €3.36

-5.14%

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

$2.42 €2.09

$2.83 €2.44

-14.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 €1.28

$1.76 €1.52

-15.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.31 €7.17

$8.12 €7.01

2.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.16 €4.46

$6.97 €6.02

-25.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.55 €1.34

-23.87%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.57 €2.22

-17.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.07 €2.65

$2.57 €2.22

19.46%

Eggs

$3.37 €2.91

$4.31 €3.72

-21.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.63 €13.49

$24.86 €21.47

-37.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.86 €14.56

$15.89 €13.72

6.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.8 €17.96

$26.19 €22.61

-20.58%

Apples (1kg)

$3.11 €2.68

$2.7 €2.33

15.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.99 €1.71

$2.62 €2.26

-24.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.94 €2.54

$3.51 €3.03

-16.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.17 €2.74

$4.01 €3.46

-20.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.71 €1.47

$2.78 €2.4

-38.49%

Onion (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$2.75 €2.37

-17.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.56 €1.35

$1.41 €1.22

10.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 €0.49

$0.87 €0.75

-35.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.76 €11.02

$13.93 €12.03

-8.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.89 €5.95

$9.45 €8.16

-27.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.56 €3.08

$3.09 €2.67

15.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 €2.81

$3.13 €2.7

4.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.12 €1.83

$2.45 €2.12

-13.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$69.6 €60.1

$85.1 €73.5

-18.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.63 €4.86

$5.88 €5.08

-4.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.62 €2.27

$1.82 €1.57

43.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$36.62 €31.62

$58.3 €50.3

-37.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.06 €1.78

$1.99 €1.72

3.52%

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

$37.1K €32.1K

$37.8K €32.6K

-1.83%

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

$37.1K €32K

$37.2K €32.1K

-0.36%

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

$187 €162

$288 €249

-34.87%

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

$23.8 €20.55

$22.14 €19.12

7.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.39 €23.65

$37.27 €32.18

-26.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.58 €28.13

$43.77 €37.8

-25.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.5 €9.93

$23.08 €19.93

-50.17%

Cinema Ticket

$14.15 €12.21

$13.82 €11.93

2.39%

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

$838 €724

$743 €641

12.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,316 €8,043

$11.7K €10.1K

-20.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$110 €95.1

$112 €96.4

-1.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.58 €31.59

$50.9 €43.94

-28.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.5 €81.6

$124 €107

-23.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$146 €126

$162 €140

-9.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$812 €701

$969 €837

-16.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$718 €620

$693 €598

3.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,051 €1,771

$1,969 €1,700

4.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,484 €1,281

$1,239 €1,069

19.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,112 €4,414

$6,819 €5,887

-25.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,951 €3,412

$3,981 €3,438

-0.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,456 €2,120

$3,115 €2,690

-21.17%

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 Nantes: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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