Lyon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1747
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4181
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$847
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
519K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lyon is 52% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3024th and 4880th ($1747 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 234th and 1178th 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
$17.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6632
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.94
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.74
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$120
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11727
$27610

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1409
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1553
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1352
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1307
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1560
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1865
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3400
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3401
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3344
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3436
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3658
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1386
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1208
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1517
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1163
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3702
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2062
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3125
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3134
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1490
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3393
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1599
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1286
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1390
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1673
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3043
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1501
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2468
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2868
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2891
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1440
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1488
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1659
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2907

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789