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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nice is 2.9% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 6.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nice is 2.3% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 10.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.62 €17.8

$17.53 €15.14

17.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.4 €80.6

$73.8 €63.7

26.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.48 €10.77

$12.81 €11.06

-2.58%

Cappuccino

$3.61 €3.12

$3.89 €3.36

-7.20%

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

$3.48 €3.01

$2.83 €2.44

22.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$1.76 €1.52

57.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.86 €6.79

$8.12 €7.01

-3.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.09 €6.12

$6.97 €6.02

1.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

White Bread (500g)

$1.89 €1.63

$2.57 €2.22

-26.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2 €1.73

$2.57 €2.22

-22.18%

Eggs

$4.64 €4.01

$4.31 €3.72

7.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.91 €16.33

$24.86 €21.47

-23.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.06 €13.87

$15.89 €13.72

1.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.72 €16.16

$26.19 €22.61

-28.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 €2.79

$2.7 €2.33

20.00%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$2.62 €2.26

-20.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 €2.12

$3.51 €3.03

-30.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.86 €4.2

$4.01 €3.46

21.20%

Potato (1kg)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.78 €2.4

-11.87%

Onion (1kg)

$2 €1.72

$2.75 €2.37

-27.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.52 €1.31

$1.41 €1.22

7.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 €0.64

$0.87 €0.75

-14.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.5 €11.65

$13.93 €12.03

-3.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.92 €6.84

$9.45 €8.16

-16.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 €1.97

$3.09 €2.67

-26.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$3.13 €2.7

-7.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.94 €1.68

$2.45 €2.12

-20.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.95 €42.27

$85.1 €73.5

-42.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.57 €3.08

$5.88 €5.08

-39.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$1.82 €1.57

16.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$30.26 €26.13

$58.3 €50.3

-48.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.8

$1.99 €1.72

5.03%

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

$36.8K €31.8K

$37.8K €32.6K

-2.69%

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

$39.7K €34.3K

$37.2K €32.1K

6.81%

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

$233 €201

$288 €249

-19.05%

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

$24.63 €21.27

$22.14 €19.12

11.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39 €33.67

$37.27 €32.18

4.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.73 €28.26

$43.77 €37.8

-25.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.22 €20.92

$23.08 €19.93

4.94%

Cinema Ticket

$16.18 €13.97

$13.82 €11.93

17.08%

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

$1,834 €1,583

$743 €641

146.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.5K €17.7K

$11.7K €10.1K

74.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.7

$112 €96.4

1.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.98 €41.43

$50.9 €43.94

-5.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 €101

$124 €107

-4.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$195 €168

$162 €140

20.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,078 €931

$969 €837

11.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$921 €795

$693 €598

32.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,185 €1,887

$1,969 €1,700

11.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,825 €1,575

$1,239 €1,069

47.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,077 €6,974

$6,819 €5,887

18.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,689 €4,049

$3,981 €3,438

17.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,432 €2,099

$3,115 €2,690

-21.95%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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