Lyon vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lyon	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3759	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$746	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2868	$4263
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	522K	577K

The cost of living in Lyon is 28% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3343rd and 1560th ($1523 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1383rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 140th and 138th 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	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6123	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.14	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.67	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.84	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.4	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11664	$24397

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1540
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1097
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1234
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1355
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1484
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1416
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1352
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1398
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1544
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3031
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3049
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3018
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3067
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3266
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1237
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1250
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1568
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1052
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3246
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1277
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2702
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2706
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1321
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$2693
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1322
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1114
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1239
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1453
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2580
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1385
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1952
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2368
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1280
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1432
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1369
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2597

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253