Lyon vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	83
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	521K	633K

The cost of living in Lyon is 23% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1455th ($1693 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 177th and 93rd 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	$16.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763