Lyon vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	18
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	521K	955K

The cost of living in Lyon is 0.7% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3152nd and 3094th ($1693 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 10th in France and Spain, respectively. Check France vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 177th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Tenerife

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	Lyon	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$6640

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401