Luxembourg City vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Luxembourg City	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2284	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5198	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1503	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2582	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4890	$3867
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	29	91
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	133K	1.49M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 4% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1083rd and 1315th ($2284 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Germany, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 194th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Munich

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	Luxembourg City	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1590	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2677	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2222	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.48%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11584	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8126	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.83	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.91	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.5	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.4	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1170	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18050	$18334

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2207
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2222
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2025
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$1915
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1728
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1309
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1731
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1367
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1364
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1462
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1368
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1382
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1412
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1390
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1407
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1400
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1401
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1402
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1365
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1261
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1392
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1258
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1473
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1487
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1439
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1134
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1490
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1535
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1489
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1478
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1502
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1617
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1463
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1529
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1502
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1506

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599