Lyon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$746
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$949
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
522K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lyon is 49% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3343rd and 5170th ($1523 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 140th and 3722nd 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
$15
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645