Cost of Living Comparison Between Waterloo and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Waterloo and Lyon

😐 Solo nomad: Waterloo is 9.8% more expensive than Lyon without rent, and 15.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Waterloo is 18.4% more expensive than Lyon without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$29.28 €25.22

$17.47 €15.05

67.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$105 €90.7

$74.3 €64

41.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.64 €11.74

$12.77 €11

6.81%

Cappuccino

$4.68 €4.03

$4.02 €3.46

16.42%

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

$3.41 €2.94

$2.85 €2.45

19.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.3 €2.84

$1.77 €1.52

86.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.86

$8.19 €7.06

-31.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.66 €4.88

$6.99 €6.02

-19.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$1.48 €1.27

4.73%

White Bread (500g)

$2.78 €2.39

$2.65 €2.28

4.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.33 €2

$2.67 €2.3

-12.73%

Eggs

$4.11 €3.54

$4.15 €3.57

-0.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.85 €14.51

$24.4 €21.01

-30.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.48 €10.75

$15.91 €13.7

-21.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.83 €16.22

$25.54 €22

-26.27%

Apples (1kg)

$3.06 €2.64

$2.73 €2.35

12.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.61 €2.25

-8.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 €2.27

$3.59 €3.09

-26.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 €2.72

$3.85 €3.32

-17.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 €1.6

$2.91 €2.51

-36.08%

Onion (1kg)

$2.09 €1.8

$2.86 €2.46

-26.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 €1.15

$1.41 €1.22

-4.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 €0.77

$0.91 €0.79

-2.20%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.26 €10.56

$13.63 €11.74

-10.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.47 €8.16

$9.42 €8.11

0.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.98 €1.71

$3.15 €2.72

-37.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 €2.52

$3.09 €2.66

-5.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.93 €2.52

$2.5 €2.15

17.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.2 €48.44

$85.2 €73.4

-34.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.62 €6.56

$5.87 €5.05

29.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.37 €2.04

$1.83 €1.58

29.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.98 €30.13

$57.3 €49.37

-38.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.93 €1.66

$1.99 €1.72

-3.02%

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

$33.4K €28.7K

$36.9K €31.8K

-9.67%

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

$35.7K €30.8K

$37.8K €32.6K

-5.53%

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

$227 €196

$281 €242

-19.10%

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

$22.32 €19.23

$22.83 €19.66

-2.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.7 €45.38

$36.72 €31.63

43.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33 €28.42

$43.49 €37.46

-24.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.08 €14.71

$22.92 €19.74

-25.48%

Cinema Ticket

$15.24 €13.12

$14.06 €12.11

8.39%

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

$816 €703

$732 €631

11.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$22K €18.9K

$12K €10.3K

83.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €89.8

$113 €97.4

-7.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.6 €41.86

$49.85 €42.94

-2.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 €102

$122 €105

-3.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$150 €130

$165 €142

-8.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,078 €929

$987 €850

9.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,050 €905

$693 €597

51.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,333 €1,148

$1,963 €1,691

-32.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,103 €950

$1,248 €1,075

-11.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,490 €3,006

$6,855 €5,904

-49.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,115 €3,545

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,529 €2,178

$3,251 €2,800

-22.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

3.76

-0.53%

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

Last update for Waterloo: November 29, 2025

Last update for Lyon: December 1, 2025

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