Barcelona vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$2651
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	1.7M	521K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 17% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2276th and 3152nd ($1841 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th in Spain and France, respectively. Check Spain vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 270th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Lyon

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	Barcelona	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$10816

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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