Lyon vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$773	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	521K	630K

The cost of living in Lyon is 38% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3152nd and 4672nd ($1570 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 122nd in France and Italy, respectively. Check France vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 195th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Palermo

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	Lyon	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$9746

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159