Cost of Living Comparison Between Sète and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Sète and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Sète is 6.5% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 9.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sète is 10.8% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sète
Lyon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.18 €14.84
$17.53 €15.14
-2.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57 €49.22
$73.8 €63.7
-22.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.09 €11.3
$12.81 €11.06
2.19%
Cappuccino
$3.46 €2.98
$3.89 €3.36
-11.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.74 €2.37
$2.83 €2.44
-3.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 €1.61
$1.76 €1.52
6.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$7.12 €6.15
$8.12 €7.01
-12.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.96 €6.01
$6.97 €6.02
-0.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sète
Lyon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.42 €1.22
$1.55 €1.34
-8.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.63 €1.4
$2.57 €2.22
-36.58%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.97 €2.57
$2.57 €2.22
15.56%
Eggs
$4.17 €3.6
$4.31 €3.72
-3.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$24.04 €20.76
$24.86 €21.47
-3.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.85 €10.24
$15.89 €13.72
-25.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$26.24 €22.65
$26.19 €22.61
0.19%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 €2.73
$2.7 €2.33
17.41%
Banana (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$2.62 €2.26
-12.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.52 €3.04
$3.51 €3.03
0.28%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.55 €3.07
$4.01 €3.46
-11.47%
Potato (1kg)
$2.41 €2.08
$2.78 €2.4
-13.31%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 €1.95
$2.75 €2.37
-17.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.65 €1.42
$1.41 €1.22
17.02%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.76 €0.66
$0.87 €0.75
-12.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$13.76 €11.88
$13.93 €12.03
-1.22%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.65 €8.33
$9.45 €8.16
2.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.55 €3.06
$3.09 €2.67
14.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.43 €2.97
$3.13 €2.7
9.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Sète
Lyon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.86 €1.6
$2.45 €2.12
-24.08%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$49.09 €42.38
$85.1 €73.5
-42.34%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.26 €4.54
$5.88 €5.08
-10.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.82 €1.57
12.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$33.65 €29.05
$58.3 €50.3
-42.23%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2 €1.73
$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
-2.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.8K €33.5K
$37.2K €32.1K
4.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sète
Lyon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$278 €240
$288 €249
-3.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.17 €22.59
$22.14 €19.12
18.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.31 €30.48
$37.27 €32.18
-5.26%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sète
Lyon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.17 €32.96
$43.77 €37.8
-12.79%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.26 €15.77
$23.08 €19.93
-20.88%
Cinema Ticket
$13.72 €11.84
$13.82 €11.93
-0.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sète
Lyon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$404 €349
$743 €641
-45.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,040 €6,942
$11.7K €10.1K
-31.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sète
Lyon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$87.9 €75.9
$112 €96.4
-21.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.29 €39.1
$50.9 €43.94
-11.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 €76.2
$124 €107
-28.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$161 €139
$162 €140
-0.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sète
Lyon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$768 €663
$969 €837
-20.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$618 €534
$693 €598
-10.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,382 €1,193
$1,969 €1,700
-29.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,078 €931
$1,239 €1,069
-12.99%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,467 €3,857
$6,819 €5,887
-34.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,519 €3,038
$3,981 €3,438
-11.61%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sète
Lyon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,331 €2,013
$3,115 €2,690
-25.17%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.64
3.76
-3.19%

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Last update for Sète: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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