Lyon vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$746
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
522K
17.5M

The cost of living in Lyon is 62% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3343rd and 5744th ($1523 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 140th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Shenzhen

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Lyon Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584