Lyon vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$777
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$1865
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
522K
1.38M

The cost of living in Lyon is 2% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3218th and 3084th ($1608 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in France and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check France vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 156th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Prague

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Lyon Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$12545

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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 Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141