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Dijon vs Lyon

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Under balanced weights Lyon edges it, 69 to 68, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Dijon is stronger on nothing outright; Lyon on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.8 of 68 points (scores 25/100)Safety: 7.6 of 68 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 68 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.7 of 68 points (scores 87/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 68 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 9.6 of 68 points (scores 87/100)Climate: 2.8 of 68 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 10.8 of 68 points (scores 97/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 68 points (scores 81/100)68
Dijon
out of 100

Burgundy's wine capital, about 1 h 40 from Paris by TGV

Full Dijon profile →Where to stay in Dijon →
Cost of living: 3.8 of 69 points (scores 34/100)Safety: 7.6 of 69 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 69 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.1 of 69 points (scores 82/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 69 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 9.9 of 69 points (scores 89/100)Climate: 3.7 of 69 points (scores 33/100)Air quality: 10.1 of 69 points (scores 91/100)Quality of life: 8.9 of 69 points (scores 81/100)69
Lyon
out of 100

France's food capital with a startup scene

Full Lyon profile →Where to stay in Lyon →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricDijonLyon
Cost of living2534 ✓
Safety6868
Healthcare8585
Internet87 ✓82
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around8789 ✓
Climate2533 ✓
Air quality97 ✓91
Quality of life8181

Cost

MetricDijonLyon
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$2,450$1,947 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricDijonLyon
Homicides per 100k1.331.33
Political stability (0–100)6464
UHC service coverage (0–100)8282
Life expectancy81.9 yrs81.9 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricDijonLyon
Download78.1 Mbps ✓73.4 Mbps
Upload80.3 Mbps ✓24.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricDijonLyon
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricDijonLyon
Non-stop airport destinations307 ✓142
Walkability (1–5, editorial)45 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)45 ✓

Climate and air

MetricDijonLyon
Comfortable months per year34 ✓
Annual mean PM2.56.3 µg/m³ ✓8.9 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Dijon or Lyon?
Lyon is cheaper: about $1,947 per month versus $2,450 for one person.
Is Dijon or Lyon safer?
Dijon scores higher on safety (68 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Dijon or Lyon?
Dijon: a measured median of 78.1 Mbps versus 73.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.