Cost of Living Comparison Between Versailles and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Versailles and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Versailles is 0.1% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 16.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Versailles is 16.1% more expensive than Lyon without rent, and 22.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$28.75 €24.82

$17.53 €15.14

64.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.1 €69.1

$73.8 €63.7

8.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.71 €10.11

$12.81 €11.06

-8.59%

Cappuccino

$4.36 €3.76

$3.89 €3.36

12.08%

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

$3.73 €3.22

$2.83 €2.44

31.80%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 €2.74

$1.76 €1.52

80.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.74 €6.68

$8.12 €7.01

-4.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.34 €6.33

$6.97 €6.02

5.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 €1.18

$1.55 €1.34

-12.26%

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 €2.22

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.52 €3.04

$2.57 €2.22

36.96%

Eggs

$4.72 €4.07

$4.31 €3.72

9.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.51 €9.94

$24.86 €21.47

-53.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$17.24 €14.89

$15.89 €13.72

8.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$36.22 €31.27

$26.19 €22.61

38.30%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 €3.34

$2.7 €2.33

43.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 €2.05

$2.62 €2.26

-9.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.69 €2.33

$3.51 €3.03

-23.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.34 €2.89

$4.01 €3.46

-16.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.84 €1.59

$2.78 €2.4

-33.81%

Onion (1kg)

$2.24 €1.93

$2.75 €2.37

-18.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 €1.69

$1.41 €1.22

39.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 €0.5

$0.87 €0.75

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.01 €12.1

$13.93 €12.03

0.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.5 €7.34

$9.45 €8.16

-10.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.41 €2.95

$3.09 €2.67

10.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 €1.42

$3.13 €2.7

-47.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.37 €2.04

$2.45 €2.12

-3.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$49.8 €43

$85.1 €73.5

-41.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.86 €5.06

$5.88 €5.08

-0.34%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.67 €1.44

$1.82 €1.57

-8.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.09 €36.34

$58.3 €50.3

-27.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.99 €1.72

-0.50%

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

$33.1K €28.6K

$37.8K €32.6K

-12.51%

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

$38.2K €32.9K

$37.2K €32.1K

2.55%

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

$357 €308

$288 €249

23.97%

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

$31.15 €26.9

$22.14 €19.12

40.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.93 €32.75

$37.27 €32.18

1.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.9 €47.37

$43.77 €37.8

25.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.61 €16.07

$23.08 €19.93

-19.37%

Cinema Ticket

$14.1 €12.17

$13.82 €11.93

2.03%

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

$1,071 €925

$743 €641

44.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.5K €9,108

$11.7K €10.1K

-10.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$127 €110

$112 €96.4

13.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.49 €35.82

$50.9 €43.94

-18.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.5 €82.5

$124 €107

-22.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$148 €128

$162 €140

-8.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,112 €960

$969 €837

14.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$910 €785

$693 €598

31.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,314 €1,998

$1,969 €1,700

17.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,042 €1,763

$1,239 €1,069

64.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,284 €3,699

$6,819 €5,887

-37.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,395 €2,931

$3,981 €3,438

-14.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,402 €2,937

$3,115 €2,690

9.19%

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 Versailles: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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