Lyon vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$777
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$3299
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
522K
548K

The cost of living in Lyon is 25% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3218th and 1500th ($1608 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 53rd 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 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 156th and 76th 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
$15.6
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$17390

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761