Luxembourg City vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$1431
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$281
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	89	32
🏙️ Population	136K	42.7K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 406% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 433rd and 8291st ($2776 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Luxembourg and Kenya, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 279th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Meru

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	Luxembourg City	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$8839

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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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$460
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$811
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$420
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$503
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$528
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$543
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$511
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$533
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$623
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$612
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$654
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$548
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$582
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$596
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$658
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$717
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$578
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$552
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$656
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$627
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$567
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$609
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$526
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$724
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$421
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$1031
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$617
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$833
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$802
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$567
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$527
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$597
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$758
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$687
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$715
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$687
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$820
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$524