Cost of Living Comparison Between Nice and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Nice and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Nice is 8% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 4.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nice is 4.4% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 10.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.51 €17.68

$17.05 €14.69

20.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.0 €80.1

$76.4 €65.8

21.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.36 €10.66

$12.81 €11.05

-3.51%

Cappuccino

$3.69 €3.18

$3.99 €3.44

-7.52%

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

$3.51 €3.03

$2.96 €2.55

18.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 €2.38

$1.77 €1.53

55.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.28 €7.13

$8.23 €7.10

0.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.14 €6.16

$6.99 €6.02

2.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 €1.32

$1.52 €1.31

0.66%

White Bread (500g)

$1.90 €1.63

$2.62 €2.26

-27.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 €1.66

$2.60 €2.24

-25.77%

Eggs

$4.50 €3.88

$4.19 €3.61

7.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.34 €16.67

$24.20 €20.86

-20.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$15.71 €13.54

$15.93 €13.73

-1.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.68 €16.10

$25.19 €21.71

-25.84%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 €2.75

$2.71 €2.34

17.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.02 €1.74

$2.59 €2.23

-22.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 €2.06

$3.43 €2.95

-30.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.78 €4.12

$3.92 €3.38

21.94%

Potato (1kg)

$2.35 €2.03

$2.77 €2.39

-15.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.92 €1.66

$2.79 €2.41

-31.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.45 €1.25

$1.42 €1.22

2.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 €0.63

$0.90 €0.77

-18.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.44 €11.59

$13.81 €11.90

-2.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.08 €6.97

$9.29 €8.01

-13.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.20 €1.90

$3.19 €2.75

-31.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.47

$3.13 €2.70

-8.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.92 €1.65

$2.46 €2.12

-21.95%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.42 €42.60

$82.0 €70.7

-39.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.45 €2.98

$5.96 €5.14

-42.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.22 €1.91

$1.89 €1.63

17.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$29.33 €25.28

$57.4 €49.44

-48.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.10 €1.81

$2.07 €1.78

1.45%

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

$37.8K €32.6K

$36.8K €31.8K

2.60%

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

$39.2K €33.8K

$37.1K €32.0K

5.63%

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

$235 €203

$283 €244

-16.93%

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

$25.40 €21.90

$22.49 €19.39

12.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.48 €33.17

$36.76 €31.69

4.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.44 €27.96

$44.47 €38.33

-27.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.83 €21.40

$22.91 €19.75

8.38%

Cinema Ticket

$16.12 €13.90

$13.61 €11.74

18.44%

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

$1,822 €1,570

$745 €642

144.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.7K €17.8K

$11.7K €10.1K

75.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$111 €96.0

$111 €96.1

-0.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.59 €41.02

$49.59 €42.74

-4.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 €98.0

$122 €105

-6.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$193 €167

$167 €144

15.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,098 €947

$989 €852

11.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$893 €770

$688 €593

29.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,214 €1,909

$1,953 €1,684

13.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,840 €1,586

$1,245 €1,073

47.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,271 €6,268

$6,708 €5,782

8.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,417 €3,808

$4,178 €3,602

5.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,659 €2,292

$3,150 €2,715

-15.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.77

3.76

0.27%

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

Last update for Nice: January 11, 2026

Last update for Lyon: January 12, 2026

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