Austin vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$847
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$3258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	962K	519K

The cost of living in Austin is 42% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 932nd and 3024th ($2475 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 43rd 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 2 months in Austin compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 192nd and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Lyon

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	Austin	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$11727

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907