Lyon vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$831	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$1672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	92	63
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	521K	1.27M

The cost of living in Lyon is 72% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 3152nd and 5704th ($1693 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 7th in France and South Africa, respectively. Check France vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 177th and 7050th 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	$16.9	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$3811

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915