Living Space Index
France

How much home does a salary buy in Lyon?

In Lyon, the average net yearly salary buys 8.1 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 7.4 full years of salary, rank 15 of 53 in Europe.

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Price per m²€4,478DGFiP, Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) 2024, geo-dvf (Etalab, 'latest'); median computed by Living Space Index · median, transaction (declared sale price, DGFiP), 2024
Average net wage€3,014INSEE, Base Tous salariés - 'Salaires et revenus d'activité en 2024' (dossier, publ. 27/08/2026), table SAL G1 Salaire net mensuel moyen en EQTP, ligne Ensemble; source line: fichier Postes au lieu de travail, géographie au 01/01/2026 · mean, city, 2024
Years of pay for 60 m²7.4
m² per year of pay8.1 m²

A Data quality: Official city data · Price and wage: 2024 This is the latest year for which an official price and wage from the same year both exist. · Rank in Europe: 15 of 53

Prices and wages in Lyon, 2021–2026

Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).

YearPrice €/m²Net wage €/monthYears of pay for 60 m²
2021.€5,063€2,7179.3
2022.€5,079€2,8259.0
2023.€4,831€2,9368.2
2024.€4,478€3,0147.4
2025.€4,467––
2026.€4,420 (part of the year)––

Years of salary for 60 m² in Lyon, by job

Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.

City average€3,0147.4 salaries
Nurse€2,6988.3 salaries
Teacher€3,3406.7 salaries
IT specialist€4,6234.8 salaries
Shop worker€2,05310.9 salaries
Builder€2,4509.1 salaries

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