Lyon vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$847	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	92	90
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	519K	1.51M

The cost of living in Lyon is 31% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3024th and 863rd ($1747 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in France and Germany, respectively. Check France vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 234th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Munich

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	Lyon	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714