Detroit vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	639K	521K

The cost of living in Detroit is 26% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1636th and 3152nd ($2133 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 311th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Lyon

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	Detroit	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$11987

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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