Lyon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$852
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1475
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
519K
24.9M

The cost of living in Lyon is 57% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3001st and 4971st ($1764 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd 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 4th best city to live in France vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 221st and 1655th 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
$17.6
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7010
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4172
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.43
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.89
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$661
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12190
$27781

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1419
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1584
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1392
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1581
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1876
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3501
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3431
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3436
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3507
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3731
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1397
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1256
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1556
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1172
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3833
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2014
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3277
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3299
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1521
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3524
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1635
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1295
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1488
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1694
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3150
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1542
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2465
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2823
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2874
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1435
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1479
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1652
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2997

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765