Lyon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lyon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3759	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$746	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2868	$2722
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	522K	1.76M

The cost of living in Lyon is 16% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3343rd and 2281st ($1523 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 76th 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 2nd best city to live in France vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 140th and 30th 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	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6123	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.14	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11664	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576