Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Paris and Lyon

😐 Solo nomad: Paris is 1.8% more expensive than Lyon without rent, and 25.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Paris is 2% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 21.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.47 €15.09

$17.53 €15.14

-0.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$73 €63

$73.8 €63.7

-1.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.73 €11.85

$12.81 €11.06

7.18%

Cappuccino

$4.63 €4

$3.89 €3.36

19.02%

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

$3.96 €3.42

$2.83 €2.44

39.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.25 €2.81

$1.76 €1.52

84.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.3 €7.17

$8.12 €7.01

2.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.26 €7.13

$6.97 €6.02

18.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.55 €1.34

0.65%

White Bread (500g)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.57 €2.22

-17.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.57 €2.22

12.06%

Eggs

$5.18 €4.47

$4.31 €3.72

20.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$26.05 €22.49

$24.86 €21.47

4.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.9 €12

$15.89 €13.72

-12.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.54 €16.87

$26.19 €22.61

-25.39%

Apples (1kg)

$3.49 €3.01

$2.7 €2.33

29.26%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$2.62 €2.26

-9.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.54 €3.06

$3.51 €3.03

0.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.81 €3.29

$4.01 €3.46

-4.99%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 €2.34

$2.78 €2.4

-2.52%

Onion (1kg)

$2.96 €2.55

$2.75 €2.37

7.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.87 €1.62

$1.41 €1.22

32.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 €0.78

$0.87 €0.75

4.60%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.12 €13.05

$13.93 €12.03

8.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.41 €8.12

$9.45 €8.16

-0.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 €2.36

$3.09 €2.67

-11.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.05 €3.5

$3.13 €2.7

29.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.88 €2.49

$2.45 €2.12

17.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$104 €89.9

$85.1 €73.5

22.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.27 €8.01

$5.88 €5.08

57.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 €1.74

$1.82 €1.57

10.99%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.1 €48.41

$58.3 €50.3

-3.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 €1.87

$1.99 €1.72

9.05%

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

$36.2K €31.3K

$37.8K €32.6K

-4.22%

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

$36.7K €31.7K

$37.2K €32.1K

-1.38%

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

$248 €214

$288 €249

-13.77%

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

$17.14 €14.8

$22.14 €19.12

-22.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.65 €30.78

$37.27 €32.18

-4.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.13 €33.78

$43.77 €37.8

-10.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.31 €16.67

$23.08 €19.93

-16.33%

Cinema Ticket

$15.6 €13.47

$13.82 €11.93

12.88%

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

$874 €754

$743 €641

17.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15K €13K

$11.7K €10.1K

28.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 €99.8

$112 €96.4

3.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.44 €40.96

$50.9 €43.94

-6.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 €108

$124 €107

0.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$156 €135

$162 €140

-4.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,613 €1,393

$969 €837

66.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,020

$693 €598

70.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,656 €3,156

$1,969 €1,700

85.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,270 €1,960

$1,239 €1,069

83.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.8K €12K

$6,819 €5,887

103.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,373 €8,093

$3,981 €3,438

135.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,765 €3,251

$3,115 €2,690

20.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.55

3.76

-5.59%

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

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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