Lyon vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$777
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
522K
1.25M

The cost of living in Lyon is 7% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3218th and 3679th ($1608 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 7th in France and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check France vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 156th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lyon Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$5054

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507