Lyon vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	521K	2.14M

The cost of living in Lyon is 24% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1654th ($1570 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 195th and 6th 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	$15.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645