Lyon vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	521K	4.84M

The cost of living in Lyon is 38% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3152nd and 745th ($1570 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in France and Australia, respectively. Check France vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 195th and 2nd 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	$15.5	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683