Lyon vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lyon	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3759	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$746	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2868	$3867
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	522K	1.49M

The cost of living in Lyon is 30% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 3343rd and 1315th ($1523 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.8 months in Munich. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 140th and 48th 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	$15	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6123	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.14	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.4	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11664	$18334

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599