Frankfurt vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4181
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$847
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1483
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$3258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
776K
519K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 29% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1384th and 3024th ($2251 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 1.9 months in Lyon. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 48th and 234th 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
$17.4
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$11727

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1409
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1553
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1352
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1307
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1560
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1865
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3400
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3401
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3344
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3436
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3658
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1386
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1208
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1517
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1163
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3702
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2062
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3125
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3134
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1490
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3393
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1599
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1286
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1390
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1673
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3043
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1501
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2468
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2868
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2891
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1440
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1488
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1659
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2907