Lyon vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lyon	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3759	$5785
🏠 One person rent	$746	$1629
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$2825
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2868	$3016
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	522K	662K

The cost of living in Lyon is 41% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3343rd and 587th ($1523 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 7th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 140th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Vancouver

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	Lyon	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6123	$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.14	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.4	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11664	$14942

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1540
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1097
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1234
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1355
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1484
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1416
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1352
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1398
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1544
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3031
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3049
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3018
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3067
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3266
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1237
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1250
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1568
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1052
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3246
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1277
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2702
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2706
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1321
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$2693
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1322
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1114
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1239
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1453
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2580
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1385
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1952
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2368
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1280
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1432
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1369
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2597

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2595
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2407
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2034
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2251
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2134
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2445
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2576
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1721
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2585
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2604
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2837
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3118
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2279
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2729
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2728
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2920
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2313
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3262
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2974
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3345
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2758