Luxembourg City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	50
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	136K	1.02M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 32% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 433rd and 1744th ($2776 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Luxembourg and Canada, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Canada 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 Ottawa. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 279th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Ottawa

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	Luxembourg City	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822