Lyon vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$847	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	519K	577K

The cost of living in Lyon is 16% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3024th and 1786th ($1747 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 234th and 224th 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	$17.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400