Lyon vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	521K	737K

The cost of living in Lyon is 48% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3152nd and 158th ($1570 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 195th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Seattle

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	Lyon	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093