Lyon vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	521K	3.42M

The cost of living in Lyon is 12% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2443rd ($1570 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in France and Spain, respectively. Check France vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 195th and 151st 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	$15.5	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$10042

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522