Luxembourg City vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2446	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5564	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1630	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2795	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5865	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	98
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	136K	3.42M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 37% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 870th and 2443rd ($2446 vs $1781) 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 2.4 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 199th and 151st 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	$18.8	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.19	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2984	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10994	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7751	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.86	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16923	$10042

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522