Calgary vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$847
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	519K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1759th and 3024th ($2095 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 43rd in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 187th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Lyon

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	Calgary	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$11727

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907