Lyon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$746
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
522K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lyon is 28% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3343rd and 4461st ($1523 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 140th and 558th 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
$15
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$28143

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740