Luxembourg City vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg City Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2776
$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6075
$4668
🏠 One person rent
$1866
$1177
🏘️ Family rent
$3059
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5130
$2580
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
98
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
136K
3.42M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 38% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 433rd and 1962nd ($2776 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Luxembourg and Spain, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 279th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Madrid

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Luxembourg City Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.64
$4.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.22
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1856
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1583
$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3349
$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2590
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12143
$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8764
$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.64
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.34
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.65
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.5
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.9
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1477
$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16342
$12418

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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

Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1656
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1703
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1627
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1573
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1194
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1325
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1385
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1217
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1346
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1367
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1189
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$893
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1225
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1337
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1464
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1312
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1407
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1118
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1225
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1414
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1369
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1490
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1457
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1303
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1133
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1345
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1233
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1320
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$913
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1382
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1344
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1703