Lyon vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$831	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	521K	431K

The cost of living in Lyon is 72% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3152nd and 5698th ($1693 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1st in France and Namibia, respectively. Check France vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 177th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lyon	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826