Lyon vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$852
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$1475
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
519K
548K

The cost of living in Lyon is 25% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3001st and 1156th ($1764 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 33rd 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 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 221st and 78th 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
$17.6
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7010
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4172
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.43
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.89
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$661
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12190
$21096

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1419
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1584
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1392
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1581
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1876
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3501
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3431
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3436
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3507
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3731
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1397
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1256
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1556
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1172
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3833
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2014
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3277
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3299
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1521
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3524
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1635
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1295
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1488
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1694
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3150
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1542
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2465
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2823
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2874
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1435
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1479
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1652
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2997

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862