Lyon vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$777
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
522K
14.3M

The cost of living in Lyon is 2% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3218th and 3085th ($1608 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 4th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 156th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Tokyo

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Lyon Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$15495

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033