Lyon vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$847	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	56
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	519K	526K

The cost of living in Lyon is 0.3% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 3024th and 2992nd ($1747 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 152nd in France and Germany, respectively. Check France vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 234th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Nuremberg

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	Lyon	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$19685

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729