Lyon vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$746
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
522K
1.25M

The cost of living in Lyon is 5% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3343rd and 3028th ($1523 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 140th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lyon Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$5193

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541