Los Angeles vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3043
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	3.9M	521K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 98% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 65th and 3152nd ($3361 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 74th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Lyon

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	Los Angeles	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$11987

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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