Lyon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$831	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$5599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	521K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lyon is 60% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3152nd and 4th ($1693 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 177th and 11th 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	$16.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$22663

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174