Lyon vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lyon	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1608	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3946	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$777	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3068	$1406
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	522K	630K

The cost of living in Lyon is 33% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 3218th and 4571st ($1608 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 118th in France and Italy, respectively. Check France vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 156th and 1004th 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	$15.6	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.5	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6432	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4491	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.86	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14265	$7103

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1139
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1287
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1413
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1559
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1448
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1272
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1473
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1563
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3120
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3090
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3094
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3152
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3322
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1278
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1261
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1617
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1102
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3364
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1363
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1795
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2871
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2890
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1372
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3257
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1554
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1149
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1364
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1364
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2823
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1426
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2052
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2738
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1301
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1407
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1502
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2592

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272