Luxembourg City vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2926	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6423	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$1964	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$3248	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5332	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	138K	519K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 66% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 270th and 3001st ($2926 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 4th in France, while ranked 350th and 221st 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	$24.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.3	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.1	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.13	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3538	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2749	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13023	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8923	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.7	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.2	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.87	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18882	$12190

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2586
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2512
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2431
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1844
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1744
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1536
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1550
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1569
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1535
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1533
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1470
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1515
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1492
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1508
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1684
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1605
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1507
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1675
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1501
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1358
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1650
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1643
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1647
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1731
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1612
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1735
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1635
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1653
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1681
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1759
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1582
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1592
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1644
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1676

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997