Dusseldorf vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$985	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$2651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	631K	521K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 13% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2469th and 3152nd ($1772 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 34th in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 27th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Lyon

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	Dusseldorf	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$10816

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457