Glasgow vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	626K	521K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 22% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3152nd ($2058 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 43rd in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 52nd and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Lyon

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	Glasgow	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$11987

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956