Abu Dhabi vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$2651
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	1.48M	521K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 16% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2320th and 3152nd ($1828 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th in the United Arab Emirates and France, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 438th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$10816

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457