Lyon vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	521K	3.42M

The cost of living in Lyon is 16% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1962nd ($1693 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 5th in France and Spain, respectively. Check France vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 177th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Madrid

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	Lyon	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$12418

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703