Indianapolis vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	93
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	888K	521K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 39% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1378th and 3152nd ($2189 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 191st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Lyon

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	Indianapolis	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$10816

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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