Luxembourg City vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	136K	521K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 64% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 433rd and 3152nd ($2776 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Luxembourg and France, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 279th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Lyon

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	Luxembourg City	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$11987

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2515
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2564
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2439
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2361
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1809
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1646
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1725
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1463
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1457
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1526
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1479
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1476
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1482
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1479
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1676
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1561
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1484
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1484
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1664
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1478
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1538
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1664
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1644
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1599
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1689
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1619
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1695
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1633
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1662
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1691
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1777
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1580
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1599
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1668
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1689

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