Arlington vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	92
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	394K	519K

The cost of living in Arlington is 8% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2397th and 3001st ($1907 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 894th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Lyon

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	Arlington	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$12190

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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