Columbus vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
906K
522K

The cost of living in Columbus is 40% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1248th and 3218th ($2252 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 39th in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 242nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Lyon

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Columbus Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$7.48
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$14265

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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