Chicago vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$2490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$5624
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1668
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$2857
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$6032
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
135K

The cost of living in Chicago is 7% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 483rd and 785th ($2667 vs $2490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1st in the United States and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the United States vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 20th and 200th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chicago vs Luxembourg City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chicago vs Luxembourg City

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and Luxembourg City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$2439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$11850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$8510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$1335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$18853

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2390
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2293
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1694
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1491
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1784
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1433
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1438
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1494
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1438
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1446
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1437
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1449
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1447
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1445
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1618
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1444
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1452
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1444
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1563
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1273
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1468
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1252
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1548
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1539
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1505
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1567
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1485
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1567
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1576
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1550
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1548
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1542
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1703
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1528
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1554
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1569
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1542