Los Angeles vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$847
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1483
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3258
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	92
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	519K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 96% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 62nd and 3024th ($3420 vs $1747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 50th and 234th 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	$22.4	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$6632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$4.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$11727

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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