London vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$6075
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1866
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$5130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	99	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	136K

The cost of living in London is 39% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 8th and 433rd ($3851 vs $2776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 5th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Luxembourg City

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	London	Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$6.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$59
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$16342

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2515
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2564
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2439
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2361
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1809
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1646
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1725
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1463
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1457
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1526
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1479
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1476
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1482
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1479
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1676
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1561
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1484
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1484
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1664
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1478
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1538
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1664
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1644
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1599
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1689
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1619
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1695
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1633
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1662
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1691
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1777
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1580
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1599
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1668
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1689