Lyon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lyon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1608	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3946	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$777	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3068	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	522K	11.5M

The cost of living in Lyon is 59% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3218th and 5616th ($1608 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in France and Brazil, respectively. Check France vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 156th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Sao Paulo

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	Lyon	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6432	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4491	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.86	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14265	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629