Luxembourg City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3963
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	29	79
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	136K	709K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 2% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 433rd and 530th ($2776 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Norway, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 279th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Oslo

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	Luxembourg City	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$16133

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2515
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2564
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2439
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2361
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1809
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1646
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1725
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1463
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1457
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1526
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1479
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1476
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1482
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1479
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1676
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1561
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1484
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1484
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1664
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1478
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1538
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1664
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1644
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1599
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1689
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1619
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1695
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1633
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1662
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1691
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1777
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1580
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1599
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1668
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1689

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242