Cost of Living Comparison Between Orleans and Lyon Cost of Living Comparison Between Orleans and Lyon

🙂 Solo nomad: Orleans is 27.5% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 24.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Orleans is 17.9% cheaper than Lyon without rent, and 26.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.97 €15.51

$17.53 €15.14

2.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$57.4 €49.55

$73.8 €63.7

-22.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.98 €11.21

$12.81 €11.06

1.33%

Cappuccino

$2.93 €2.53

$3.89 €3.36

-24.68%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 €2.78

$2.83 €2.44

13.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 €1.28

$1.76 €1.52

-15.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.64 €4.87

$8.12 €7.01

-30.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.73 €4.95

$6.97 €6.02

-17.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.55 €1.34

-23.87%

White Bread (500g)

$1.71 €1.48

$2.57 €2.22

-33.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.71 €1.48

$2.57 €2.22

-33.46%

Eggs

$3.96 €3.42

$4.31 €3.72

-8.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.27 €11.45

$24.86 €21.47

-46.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.23 €11.42

$15.89 €13.72

-16.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.83 €15.4

$26.19 €22.61

-31.92%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 €2.05

$2.7 €2.33

-11.85%

Banana (1kg)

$2.27 €1.96

$2.62 €2.26

-13.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.35 €2.03

$3.51 €3.03

-33.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.33 €2.01

$4.01 €3.46

-41.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 €1.03

$2.78 €2.4

-57.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 €0.98

$2.75 €2.37

-58.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.18 €1.02

$1.41 €1.22

-16.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 €0.55

$0.87 €0.75

-26.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.72 €11.84

$13.93 €12.03

-1.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.84 €5.91

$9.45 €8.16

-27.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.32 €2.01

$3.09 €2.67

-24.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 €2.95

$3.13 €2.7

9.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.11 €1.82

$2.45 €2.12

-13.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$54.6 €47.15

$85.1 €73.5

-35.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.02 €6.06

$5.88 €5.08

19.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.87 €1.62

$1.82 €1.57

2.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.33 €20.14

$58.3 €50.3

-59.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 €1.71

$1.99 €1.72

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.5K €25.4K

$37.8K €32.6K

-22.12%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$38.2K €33K

$37.2K €32.1K

2.69%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$189 €163

$288 €249

-34.23%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$23.27 €20.09

$22.14 €19.12

5.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.44 €25.41

$37.27 €32.18

-21.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.89 €27.53

$43.77 €37.8

-27.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.34 €7.2

$23.08 €19.93

-63.86%

Cinema Ticket

$14.26 €12.31

$13.82 €11.93

3.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$563 €486

$743 €641

-24.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,702 €3,197

$11.7K €10.1K

-68.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.7 €69.6

$112 €96.4

-27.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.35 €32.25

$50.9 €43.94

-26.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.8 €73.2

$124 €107

-31.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 €91.1

$162 €140

-35.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$792 €683

$969 €837

-18.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$517 €446

$693 €598

-25.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,121 €968

$1,969 €1,700

-43.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$898 €776

$1,239 €1,069

-27.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,252 €1,945

$6,819 €5,887

-66.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,887 €1,629

$3,981 €3,438

-52.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,329 €2,874

$3,115 €2,690

6.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.69

3.76

-1.86%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Orleans: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lyon: October 27, 2025

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