Lyon vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	521K	525K

The cost of living in Lyon is 40% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 3152nd and 362nd ($1693 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 177th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Sacramento

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	Lyon	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850