Albuquerque vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	92
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	519K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 15% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1965th and 3001st ($2026 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 42nd in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 561st and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Lyon

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	Albuquerque	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$12190

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997