Lyon vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	521K	577K

The cost of living in Lyon is 17% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1864th ($1693 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1525th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 177th and 195th 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	$16.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$23971

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399