Lyon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$777
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
522K
9.21M

The cost of living in Lyon is 35% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3218th and 4630th ($1608 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 6th in France and Mexico, respectively. Check France vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 156th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Mexico City

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Lyon Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$8550

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709