Barcelona vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$4181
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$847
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1483
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$3258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
92
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.73M
519K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 22% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1659th and 3024th ($2129 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 1.9 months in Lyon. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 174th and 234th 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
$17.3
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$11727

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1409
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1553
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1352
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1307
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1560
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1865
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3400
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3401
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3344
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3436
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3658
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1386
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1208
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1517
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1163
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3702
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2062
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3125
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3134
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1490
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3393
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1599
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1286
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1390
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1673
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3043
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1501
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2468
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2868
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2891
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1440
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1488
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1659
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2907