Lyon vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lyon	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1747	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$847	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3258	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	74
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	519K	459K

The cost of living in Lyon is 29% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3024th and 978th ($1747 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 841st 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 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 234th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Virginia Beach

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	Lyon	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6632	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.94	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.74	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$120	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11727	$16143

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1409
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1553
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1352
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1307
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1560
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1865
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3400
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3401
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3344
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3436
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3658
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1386
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1208
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1517
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1163
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3702
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1427
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2062
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3125
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3134
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1490
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3393
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1599
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1286
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1390
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1673
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3043
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1501
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2468
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2891
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1440
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1488
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1659
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2907

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769