Lyon vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$4810
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	88
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	521K	653K

The cost of living in Lyon is 40% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3152nd and 603rd ($1570 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 195th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Portland

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	Lyon	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$16585

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741