Lyon vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$4167
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	67
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	521K	504K

The cost of living in Lyon is 30% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 3152nd and 998th ($1693 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 876th 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 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 177th and 1816th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Mesa

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	Lyon	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$15463

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945