Lyon vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	91
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	521K	548K

The cost of living in Lyon is 25% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1330th ($1693 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 39th 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 5th best city to live in France vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 177th and 107th 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	$16.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$20873

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804