Lyon vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lyon	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4202	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$852	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$1475	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	69
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	519K	385K

The cost of living in Lyon is 32% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3001st and 719th ($1764 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 625th 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 221st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Tampa

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	Lyon	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7010	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4172	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.8	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.43	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.89	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$661	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12190	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285