Luxembourg City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luxembourg City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2490	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5624	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2857	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6032	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	50
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	135K	1.02M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 785th and 1290th ($2490 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Luxembourg and Canada, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 200th and 167th 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	$20.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.9	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1738	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2439	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11850	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8510	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.24	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1335	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18853	$20100

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2390
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2457
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2293
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1694
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1491
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1784
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1433
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1438
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1494
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1438
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1446
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1449
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1447
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1445
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1618
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1444
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1452
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1444
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1563
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1273
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1468
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1252
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1548
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1539
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1505
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1567
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1485
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1567
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1576
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1548
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1542
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1703
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1528
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1554
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1569
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1542

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884