Cost of Living Comparison Between Saintes and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Saintes and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Saintes is 12.8% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 18.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Saintes is 16.7% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 24.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.03 €14.7

$17.53 €15.14

-2.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.48 €24.59

$73.8 €63.7

-61.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.33 €8.06

$12.81 €11.06

-27.17%

Cappuccino

$3.55 €3.06

$3.89 €3.36

-8.74%

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

$2.52 €2.18

$2.83 €2.44

-10.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 €1.24

$1.76 €1.52

-18.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.73 €4.09

$8.12 €7.01

-41.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.32 €4.59

$6.97 €6.02

-23.67%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.12 €0.97

$1.55 €1.34

-27.74%

White Bread (500g)

$4.16 €3.59

$2.57 €2.22

61.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.6 €3.11

$2.57 €2.22

40.08%

Eggs

$2.35 €2.03

$4.31 €3.72

-45.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.99 €19.85

$24.86 €21.47

-7.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.83 €11.94

$15.89 €13.72

-12.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.08 €18.2

$26.19 €22.61

-19.51%

Apples (1kg)

$3.06 €2.64

$2.7 €2.33

13.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.07 €1.79

$2.62 €2.26

-20.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.97 €1.7

$3.51 €3.03

-43.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.13 €2.7

$4.01 €3.46

-21.95%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 €0.68

$2.78 €2.4

-71.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.77 €1.53

$2.75 €2.37

-35.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.56 €1.34

$1.41 €1.22

10.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 €0.48

$0.87 €0.75

-35.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.94 €11.18

$13.93 €12.03

-7.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.89 €5.08

$9.45 €8.16

-37.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.6 €2.25

$3.09 €2.67

-15.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 €2.75

$3.13 €2.7

1.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2 €1.72

$2.45 €2.12

-18.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.19 €42.47

$85.1 €73.5

-42.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.64 €4.87

$5.88 €5.08

-4.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.54 €2.2

$1.82 €1.57

39.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$36.56 €31.57

$58.3 €50.3

-37.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.99 €1.72

-0.50%

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

$36.9K €31.9K

$37.8K €32.6K

-2.39%

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

$38.4K €33.1K

$37.2K €32.1K

3.08%

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

$183 €158

$288 €249

-36.57%

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

$11.69 €10.1

$22.14 €19.12

-47.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.06 €23.37

$37.27 €32.18

-27.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.3 €32.21

$43.77 €37.8

-14.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.71 €17.88

$23.08 €19.93

-10.27%

Cinema Ticket

$10.63 €9.18

$13.82 €11.93

-23.08%

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

$781 €674

$743 €641

5.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,492 €7,332

$11.7K €10.1K

-27.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.06 €39.76

$112 €96.4

-58.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.67 €30.8

$50.9 €43.94

-29.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.4 €60.8

$124 €107

-43.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 €98.5

$162 €140

-29.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$775 €669

$969 €837

-20.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$628 €542

$693 €598

-9.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,388 €1,198

$1,969 €1,700

-29.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,098 €948

$1,239 €1,069

-11.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,180 €3,609

$6,819 €5,887

-38.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,189 €2,753

$3,981 €3,438

-19.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,373 €2,049

$3,115 €2,690

-23.83%

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 Saintes: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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