Brisbane vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$3759
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$746
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$2868
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	2.36M	522K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 55% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 930th and 3343rd ($2356 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 49th in Australia and France, respectively. Check Australia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lyon ranked 2nd in France, while ranked 18th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lyon

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	Brisbane	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$1127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$6123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$4307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$11664

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1540
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1097
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1234
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1355
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1484
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1416
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1352
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1398
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1544
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3031
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3049
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3018
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3067
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3266
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1237
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1250
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1568
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1052
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3246
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1277
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2702
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2706
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1321
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$2693
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1322
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1114
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1239
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1453
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2580
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1385
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1952
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2368
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1280
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1432
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1369
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2597