Luxembourg City vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg City Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2490
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5624
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1668
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2857
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6032
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
135K
140K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 15% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 785th and 204th ($2490 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Iceland, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 200th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Reykjavik

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Luxembourg City Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.9
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1738
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1390
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3049
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2439
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.11%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11850
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8510
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.62
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.24
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.9
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.3
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1335
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18853
$6167

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161