Luxembourg City vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	49
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	138K	1.02M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 37% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 290th and 1688th ($2916 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 392nd and 141st 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	$24.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875