Baltimore vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	586K	521K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 37% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1219th and 3152nd ($2323 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 128th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Lyon

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	Baltimore	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$11987

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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