Lyon vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$777
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$1869
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
93
99
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
522K
1.33M

The cost of living in Lyon is 55% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3218th and 5386th ($1608 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 468th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 156th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Saitama

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Lyon Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075