Lyon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$852
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1475
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
519K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lyon is 125% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3001st and 6833rd ($1764 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 31st in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 221st and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Suzhou

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Lyon Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7010
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4172
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.8
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.43
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.89
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$661
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12190
$17664

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1419
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1584
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1392
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1581
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1876
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3501
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3431
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3436
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3507
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3731
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1397
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1256
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1556
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1172
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3833
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2014
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3277
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3299
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1521
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3524
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1635
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1295
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1488
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1694
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3150
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1542
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2465
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2823
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2874
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1435
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1479
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1652
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2997

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623