Lyon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
The second economic centre, with a strong life sciences and software base and housing costs well below Paris.
- Population
- 525,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 210 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- €750 – €1,150
- One-bed, outside centre
- €600 – €900
- Monthly budget, one adult
- €1,600 – €2,400
Indicative
Getting around
Métro, tram, funicular and bus.
What people work in here
- Life sciences
- Software
- Chemicals
Cost of living
We do not hold a Lyon cost series, so this is the France country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | €700 – €1,400 |
| Food | €300 – €480 |
| Utilities | €120 – €230 |
| Internet | €25 – €45 |
| Transport | €50 – €130 |
| Healthcare | €40 – €130 |
| Everything else | €200 – €450 |
| Total | €1,435 – €2,865 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | €3,438 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate. Childcare and healthcare are heavily subsidised for residents in the system, which pulls the lower bounds down.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the France guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.