Lyon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$777
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
522K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lyon is 42% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3218th and 4780th ($1608 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 156th and 571st 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
$15.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774