Lyon vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$773	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	521K	6.21M

The cost of living in Lyon is 71% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3152nd and 5954th ($1570 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 195th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Lyon	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562