Lyon vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$3902
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	521K	5.03M

The cost of living in Lyon is 28% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1365th ($1570 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 195th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Melbourne

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	Lyon	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963