Lyon vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$847	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	66
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	519K	633K

The cost of living in Lyon is 9% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3024th and 2305th ($1747 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1739th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 234th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Memphis

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	Lyon	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$27334

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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

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809