Lyon vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$773	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	27
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	521K	687K

The cost of living in Lyon is 43% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 3152nd and 4828th ($1570 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 195th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Zaragoza

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	Lyon	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387