Cost of living comparison
Lyon is 13.3% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.6% less in Lyon
- Groceries
-
pay 1.0% less in Lyon
- Transportation
-
pay 10.3% less in Lyon
- Housing
-
pay 17.3% less in Lyon
- Childcare
-
pay 28.1% less in Lyon
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 4.3% less in Lyon
- Clothing
-
pay 10.6% less in Lyon
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lyon.
If you lived in Lyon instead of Paris, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Lyon
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.37
|
$16.08
€15.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.30
|
$11.79
€11.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.91
|
$3.19
€3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.83
|
$1.93
€1.85
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$2.65
€2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.74
|
$9.86
€9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.17
|
$5.30
€5.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.64
|
$4.14
€3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.04
|
$7.35
€7.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.43
|
$1.65
€1.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$1.75
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.05
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Paris
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.32
|
$7.26
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.54
|
$75.02
€71.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,254.20
|
$34,719.77
€33,196.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.75
|
$19.08
€18.24
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Paris
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.18
|
$34.62
€33.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,307.25
|
$952.96
€911.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,010.97
|
$671.55
€642.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.10
|
$178.30
€170.48
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Paris
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€723.07
|
$562.68
€537.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,242.82
|
$11,074.89
€10,588.85
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.17
|
$7.50
€7.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.12
|
$3.62
€3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.81
|
$12.33
€11.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.88
|
$41.80
€39.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.32
|
$12.86
€12.30
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Paris
|
Lyon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.25
|
$97.89
€93.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.52
|
$40.55
€38.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.65
|
$96.89
€92.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.44
|
$148.98
€142.44
|
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