Lyon vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$3516
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	67
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	521K	633K

The cost of living in Lyon is 16% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2179th ($1570 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1817th 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 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 195th and 279th 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	$15.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738