Lyon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1693
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4047
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$831
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3043
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
521K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lyon is 50% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3152nd and 4879th ($1693 vs $1128) 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 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 177th and 1383rd 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
$16.9
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$610
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6698
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4048
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.5
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.25
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.22
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.79
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11987
$27624

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1383
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1556
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1406
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1300
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1525
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1727
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3358
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3316
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3317
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3382
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3577
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1365
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1253
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1536
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1148
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3694
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1968
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3040
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3069
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1483
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3399
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1569
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1257
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1427
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1662
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2998
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1498
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2397
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2732
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2755
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1340
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1438
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1582
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2956

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753