Lyon vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3848
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	521K	384K

The cost of living in Lyon is 24% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1427th ($1693 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 177th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs New Orleans

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	Lyon	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$10150

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960