Lyon vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1570
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3820
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$773
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2651
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
521K
2.6M

The cost of living in Lyon is 33% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3152nd and 4534th ($1570 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in France and Taiwan, respectively. Check France vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 195th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Taipei

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Lyon Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.9
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6408
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.44
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$584
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10816
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581