Lyon vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lyon	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1608	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3946	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$777	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3068	$4424
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	83
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	522K	430K

The cost of living in Lyon is 29% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 3218th and 1228th ($1608 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1082nd 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 Minneapolis. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 156th and 234th 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	$15.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.5	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$845	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$566	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1129	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6432	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4491	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.7	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.27	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.86	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.7	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14265	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640