Luxembourg City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	138K	577K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 40% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 290th and 1786th ($2916 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1421st in Luxembourg and the United States, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 392nd and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Luxembourg City	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400