Edmonton vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	92
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	519K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 6% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2524th and 3001st ($1878 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 42nd in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 193rd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Lyon

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	Edmonton	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$12190

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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