Lyon vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$831	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	521K	398K

The cost of living in Lyon is 6% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3152nd and 2697th ($1693 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 177th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Wichita

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	Lyon	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293