Lyon vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lyon	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4202	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$852	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1475	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$4075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	84
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	519K	633K

The cost of living in Lyon is 19% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3001st and 1578th ($1764 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 5th in France and Germany, respectively. Check France vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 221st and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Stuttgart

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	Lyon	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7010	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4172	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.8	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.43	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.89	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$661	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12190	$18457

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792