Barcelona vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	92
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.7M	521K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 23% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1764th and 3152nd ($2087 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Lyon. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 229th and 177th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$11987

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956