Lyon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$746
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
522K
9.21M

The cost of living in Lyon is 18% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3343rd and 4206th ($1523 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 8th 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 2nd best city to live in France vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 140th and 4184th 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
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$10204

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881