Lyon vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lyon	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3759	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$746	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2868	$5741
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	97
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	522K	441K

The cost of living in Lyon is 51% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 3343rd and 85th ($1523 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 72nd in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 140th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Oakland

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	Lyon	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6123	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.14	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.4	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11664	$19305

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313