Lyon vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$746
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
53
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
522K
8.78M

The cost of living in Lyon is 121% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3343rd and 6882nd ($1523 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 102nd in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 140th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Quanzhou

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Lyon Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083