Hamburg City vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamburg City	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5149	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$1162	$847
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$281	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3748	$3258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	92
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.91M	519K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 25% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1511th and 3024th ($2189 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 38th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Lyon

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	Hamburg City	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.84	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2218	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10429	$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5372	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.48	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.2	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$338	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19886	$11727

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457

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