Berlin vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$3946
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$777
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$3068
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.76M	522K

The cost of living in Berlin is 31% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1583rd and 3218th ($2104 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 23rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Lyon

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	Berlin	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$7.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$14265

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1139
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1287
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1413
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1559
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1448
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1272
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1473
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1563
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3120
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3090
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3094
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3152
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3322
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1278
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1261
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1617
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1102
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3364
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1363
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1795
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2871
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2890
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1372
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3257
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1554
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1149
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1364
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1364
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2823
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1426
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2052
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2738
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1301
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1407
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1502
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2592