Lyon vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lyon	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1608	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3946	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$777	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3068	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	522K	549K

The cost of living in Lyon is 10% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3218th and 2544th ($1608 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 156th and 316th 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	$15.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.5	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6432	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4491	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.7	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.86	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14265	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751