Bangkok vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$416	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	521K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 40% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 5822nd and 3152nd ($941 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Thailand and France, respectively. Check Thailand vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 1221st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Lyon

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	Bangkok	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$10816

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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