Indianapolis vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$847
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	92
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	888K	519K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 38% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 1079th and 3024th ($2405 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 237th and 234th 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	$20.1	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$11727

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

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