Lyon vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$773	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	521K	2.75M

The cost of living in Lyon is 9% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2624th ($1570 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in France and Italy, respectively. Check France vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 195th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Rome

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	Lyon	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201