Luxembourg City vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luxembourg City	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2490	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5624	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2857	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6032	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	135K	6.21M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 161% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 785th and 5959th ($2490 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Luxembourg and Brazil, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 200th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Luxembourg City	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.9	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1738	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2439	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.11%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11850	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8510	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.6	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.24	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1335	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18853	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585