Luxembourg City vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	136K	2.15M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 10% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 433rd and 843rd ($2776 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and France, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs France 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 Paris. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 279th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Paris

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	Luxembourg City	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488