Luxembourg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	136K	664K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 6% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 433rd and 689th ($2776 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the Netherlands 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 Rotterdam. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 279th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Rotterdam

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	Luxembourg City	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671