Lyon vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$773	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$1651
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	521K	592K

The cost of living in Lyon is 10% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3152nd and 3759th ($1570 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 31st in France and Spain, respectively. Check France vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 195th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Malaga

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	Lyon	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449