Lyon vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$773	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$1598
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	89	38
🏙️ Population	521K	1.27M

The cost of living in Lyon is 70% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3152nd and 5917th ($1570 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 195th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Soweto

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	Lyon	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$3805

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003