Lyon vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$831	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	66
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	521K	1.25M

The cost of living in Lyon is 19% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3152nd and 4204th ($1693 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 6th 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 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 177th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Sharjah

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	Lyon	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$6883

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483