Top expat cities

France

Lyon

#2 Top 5 cities

Lyon offers a strong job market and high service quality with a somewhat more balanced profile than Paris.

Country overview

Population

520 774

Year-round temperatures

Day: 7°C až 29°C

Night: 1°C až 18°C

Climate

Moderately continental climate with warm summers and cooler winters than the coast.

Distance to the sea

250 km

Social atmosphere

6/10

Costs

Housing cost 3/10
Food cost 3/10

Business friendliness

8/10

Safety

7/10

Lyon is generally safe, though property crime, transport-hub theft, nightlife incidents, and occasional demonstrations call for normal city precautions.

Natural disaster resilience

6/10

Lyon faces Rhône and Saône flooding, heatwaves, drought, severe storms, and growing wildfire risk in the wider region.

Other scores

Other scores

Internet availability 9/10
Internet speed 8/10
Internet stability 9/10
Electricity stability 9/10

Community types

  • Corporate expats
  • Students
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Families

Largest nationality groups

  • 🇺🇸Americans
  • 🇬🇧British
  • 🇮🇹Italians
  • 🇪🇸Spanish

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • +Quality services
  • +Good transport links
  • +Good for long-term stay

Cons

  • −Higher living costs
  • −Traffic congestion