Lyon vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$2923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	521K	548K

The cost of living in Lyon is 24% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1662nd ($1570 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 46th in France and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check France vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 195th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Manchester

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	Lyon	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681