Lyon vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	521K	5.45M

The cost of living in Lyon is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3152nd and 649th ($1693 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 177th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Sydney

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	Lyon	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710