Luxembourg City vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	97
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	138K	441K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 11% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 290th and 95th ($2916 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 392nd and 70th 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	$24.9	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357