Birmingham vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$2651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	521K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 24% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1973rd and 3152nd ($1951 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 34th in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 35th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Lyon

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	Birmingham	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$10816

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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