Luxembourg City vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2446	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5564	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$1630	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$2795	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5865	$5520
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	97
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	136K	441K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 18% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 870th and 182nd ($2446 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th 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 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.9 months in Oakland. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 199th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Oakland

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	Luxembourg City	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.19	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2984	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10994	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7751	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.2	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.86	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16923	$18963

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326