Frankfurt vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$4202
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$852
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1475
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
776K
519K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 26% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1425th and 3001st ($2230 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 42nd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 34th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Lyon

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Frankfurt Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$7.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$12190

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

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