Brisbane vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	98	91
🏙️ Population	2.71M	521K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 22% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1813th and 3152nd ($2065 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 43rd in Australia and France, respectively. Check Australia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 9th and 177th 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	$14.4	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$11987

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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