Lyon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$773	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	521K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lyon is 65% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3152nd and 3rd ($1570 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 195th and 22nd 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	$15.5	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111