Cost of living in Lyon 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Lyon, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
63.6
36% cheaper than New York
LyonUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 844 EUR $912
1-bed apartment, outside centre 590 EUR $637
3-bed apartment, centre 1,646 EUR $1,778
Room in shared flat 480 EUR $518
Buy price per m2 5,756 EUR $6,216
Living cost excl. rent 1,033 EUR $1,116
Typical net salary 2,802 EUR $3,026
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.