Frankfurt vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$3759
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$2868
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
759K
522K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 25% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2040th and 3343rd ($1902 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 49th in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 2nd in France, while ranked 38th and 140th 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
$14.2
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$6123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$4307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$11664

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597