Lyon vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$847	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	519K	384K

The cost of living in Lyon is 22% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3024th and 1402nd ($1747 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1171st 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 New Orleans. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 234th and 290th 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	$17.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940