Lyon vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$4620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	84
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	521K	430K

The cost of living in Lyon is 32% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1145th ($1570 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1045th 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 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 195th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Minneapolis

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	Lyon	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$27328

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682