Luxembourg City vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	138K	8.8M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 31% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 290th and 4th ($2916 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 392nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs New York City

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	Luxembourg City	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192