Lyon vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lyon	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3759	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$746	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2868	$2472
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	522K	549K

The cost of living in Lyon is 8% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3343rd and 2827th ($1523 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 109th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 140th and 204th 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	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6123	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.14	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.4	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11664	$6211

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Cities near Lyon

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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813