Calgary vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$3068
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.31M
522K

The cost of living in Calgary is 34% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1473rd and 3218th ($2149 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 39th in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 131st and 156th 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
$16.9
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$7.48
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$14265

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

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