Detroit vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	639K	521K

The cost of living in Detroit is 31% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1678th and 3152nd ($2064 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 315th and 195th 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	$17.3	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$10816

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457