Lyon vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$831	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	521K	1.49M

The cost of living in Lyon is 127% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3152nd and 6884th ($1693 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 29th in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 177th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Recife

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	Lyon	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$16281

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544