Luxembourg City vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2926	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6423	$1408
🏠 One person rent	$1964	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$3248	$284
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5332	$415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	29	27
😀 Quality of life	87	32
🏙️ Population	138K	42.7K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 440% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 270th and 8447th ($2926 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Meru. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 350th and 8725th 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	$24.3	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.3	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.1	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.13	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3538	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2749	$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13023	$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8923	$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.7	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.87	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.3	$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18882	$9031

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2586
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2512
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2431
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1844
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1744
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1536
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1550
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1569
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1535
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1533
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1470
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1515
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1492
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1508
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1684
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1605
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1507
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1675
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1501
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1358
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1650
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1643
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1647
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1731
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1612
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1735
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1635
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1653
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1681
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1759
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1582
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1592
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1644
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1676

Cities near Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$455
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$797
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$419
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$508
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$520
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$533
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$505
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$523
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$624
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$602
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$651
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$553
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$593
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$604
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$670
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$722
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$563
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$544
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$623
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$627
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$551
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$588
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$506
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$743
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$408
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$996
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$617
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$825
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$775
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$572
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$528
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$620
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$811
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$691
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$724
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$693
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$810
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$544