Lyon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$831	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	521K	1.8M

The cost of living in Lyon is 11% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2306th ($1693 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 52nd in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 177th and 46th 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	$16.9	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$4789

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811