Brisbane vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.36M
522K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 55% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 781st and 3218th ($2491 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in Australia and France, respectively. Check Australia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 15th and 156th 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
$14
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$7.48
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$14265

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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