Lyon vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$831	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	521K	5.65M

The cost of living in Lyon is 74% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3152nd and 5813th ($1693 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 4th in France and Russia, respectively. Check France vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 177th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Saint Petersburg

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	Lyon	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566