Lyon vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lyon	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1608	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3946	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$777	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3068	$3947
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	522K	577K

The cost of living in Lyon is 22% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3218th and 1688th ($1608 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1442nd 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 Milwaukee. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 156th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Milwaukee

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	Lyon	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.5	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6432	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4491	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.86	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14265	$24309

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1139
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1287
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1413
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1559
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1448
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1272
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1473
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1563
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3120
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3090
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3094
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3152
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3322
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1278
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1261
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1617
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1102
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3364
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1363
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1795
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2871
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2890
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1372
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3257
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1554
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1149
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1364
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1364
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2823
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1426
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2052
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2738
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1301
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1407
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1502
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2592

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392