Lyon vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$773	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$267
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	93	14
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	521K	224K

The cost of living in Lyon is 78% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 3152nd and 6145th ($1570 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in France and Suriname, respectively. Check France vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 195th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Paramaribo

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	Lyon	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583