Calgary vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	519K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1716th and 3001st ($2118 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 42nd 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 1.8 months in Lyon. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 209th and 221st 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	$17	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$12190

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997