Lyon vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lyon	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4202	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$852	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$1475	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	519K	5.35M

The cost of living in Lyon is 29% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3001st and 893rd ($1764 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 4th in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 221st 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	$17.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7010	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4172	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.43	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.89	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$661	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12190	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172