Lyon vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$4277
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	70
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	521K	1.61M

The cost of living in Lyon is 28% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1184th ($1693 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 177th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Phoenix

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	Lyon	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$16644

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766