Lyon vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1747
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4181
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$847
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
519K
9.4M

The cost of living in Lyon is 165% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3024th and 7558th ($1747 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 114th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 234th and 2343rd 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
$17.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6632
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.94
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.74
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$120
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11727
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538