Lyon vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$852
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1475
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
519K
9.4M

The cost of living in Lyon is 163% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3001st and 7431st ($1764 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 80th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 221st and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Ningbo

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Lyon Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7010
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4172
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.43
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.89
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$661
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12190
$15051

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1419
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1584
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1392
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1581
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1876
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3501
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3431
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3436
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3507
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3731
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1397
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1256
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1556
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1172
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3833
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2014
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3277
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3299
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1521
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3524
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1635
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1295
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1488
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1694
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3150
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1542
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2465
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2823
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2874
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1435
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1479
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1652
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2997

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525