Lyon vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$773	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$1964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	75
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	521K	826K

The cost of living in Lyon is 3% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 3152nd and 3333rd ($1570 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 17th in France and Spain, respectively. Check France vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 195th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Valencia, Spain

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	Lyon	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434