Frankfurt vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$3820
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$2651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
776K
521K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 27% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1863rd and 3152nd ($1989 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 47th and 195th 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
$19.1
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$6.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$10816

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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