Lyon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lyon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4202	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$852	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1475	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$5229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	519K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lyon is 58% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3001st and 4th ($1764 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 221st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs New York City

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	Lyon	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7010	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4172	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.9	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.43	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.89	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$661	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12190	$21999

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188