Lyon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$847	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	519K	1.9M

The cost of living in Lyon is 8% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3024th and 2370th ($1747 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 64th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 234th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Montreal

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	Lyon	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$6432

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828