Luxembourg City vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	90
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	138K	548K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 24% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 290th and 1193rd ($2916 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 392nd and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Manchester

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	Luxembourg City	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$20557

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831