Lyon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Lyon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3640
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$700
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$1371
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$508
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2758
$1510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
523K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lyon is 6% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2912th and 3152nd ($1461 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Lyon ranked 3rd best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 120th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Shanghai

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Lyon Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5918
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4532
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11726
$27276

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1372
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1390
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1332
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1442
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1270
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1316
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1625
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$2369
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$2508
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$2434
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$2497
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3012
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1320
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1230
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1724
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1386
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3419
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1301
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1715
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2501
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2606
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1164
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2755
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2159
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1330
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1132
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1214
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1479
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2504
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1333
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2237
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2126
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2068
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2231
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1163
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1120
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1246
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2511

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811