Lyon vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	521K	2.14M

The cost of living in Lyon is 28% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1191st ($1693 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 3rd in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 177th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Perth

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	Lyon	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$13377

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736