Gothenburg vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$808	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	675K	521K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 3% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2959th and 3152nd ($1623 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th in Sweden and France, respectively. Check Sweden vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 78th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Lyon

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	Gothenburg	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$10816

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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