Lyon vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$773	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$653
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	40
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	521K	573K

The cost of living in Lyon is 123% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3152nd and 6866th ($1570 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in France and Morocco, respectively. Check France vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 195th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Rabat

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	Lyon	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430