Edinburgh vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	92
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	488K	521K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 36% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1247th and 3152nd ($2310 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 43rd in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 59th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Lyon

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	Edinburgh	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$11987

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956