Cost of living in Lyon — 2026
Lyon has 519,127 residents and lies in Rhône. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €746 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 16.57 €/m², a 25% gap separating smaller units (19.12 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (15.32 €/m²). Renting a house costs 16.52 €/m². To buy, expect 4,557 €/m² — the equivalent of 23 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 5,843 €/m². Median income is 28,290 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 32% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 32.8%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 92.9 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 6.6 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.
Cost of living in Lyon
- Apartment
- 16.57 €/m²
- Apartment, 1-2 rooms
- 19.12 €/m²
- Apartment, 3+ rooms
- 15.32 €/m²
- House
- 16.52 €/m²
- Studio rent (centre)
- 850 €/month
- Two-room rent (centre)
- 1,450 €/month
- Apartment
- 4,557 €/m²
- House
- 5,843 €/m²
- Median income per consumption unit
- 28,290 €/year
- Property tax (built)
- 32.82 %
- Property tax (unbuilt)
- 39.53 %
- Waste collection tax
- 5.19 %
- Gazole
- 2.25 €/L
- SP95-E10
- 2 €/L
- SP95
- 2.07 €/L
- SP98
- 2.12 €/L
- E85
- 0.89 €/L
- GPL
- 1.02 €/L
- Monthly pass
- 75 €/month
- Taxi (1 km)
- 1.8 €
- Groceries / month
- 330 €/month
- Restaurant (2 people)
- 55 €
- Electricity / month
- 75 €/month
- Gym / month
- 42 €/month
- Cinema ticket
- 12 €
Quality of life — Lyon
Amenities within reach
Per 1,000 residents, within a 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap count
How residents rate it
Eurostat Urban Audit survey — share of satisfied residents, out of 100
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