Lyon vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$773	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	521K	549K

The cost of living in Lyon is 4% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2883rd ($1570 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 110th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 195th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Quebec City

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	Lyon	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732