Lyon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$773	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	521K	1.8M

The cost of living in Lyon is 15% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2225th ($1570 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 51st in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 195th and 51st 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	$15.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$5725

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692