Lyon vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	33
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	521K	543K

The cost of living in Lyon is 13% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2194th ($1693 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1737th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 177th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Tucson

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	Lyon	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245