Lyon vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$3816
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	85
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	521K	384K

The cost of living in Lyon is 29% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1304th ($1570 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 195th and 264th 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	$15.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989