Luxembourg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2284
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5198
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$2582
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4890
$3795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
133K
592K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 13% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1083rd and 1756th ($2284 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 194th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luxembourg City Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1590
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2677
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2222
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.48%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11584
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8126
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.62
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.91
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.5
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1170
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18050
$12166

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2207
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$1915
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1728
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1309
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1731
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1367
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1364
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1462
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1368
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1382
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1412
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1390
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1407
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1400
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1401
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1402
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1365
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1392
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1258
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1473
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1487
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1439
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1134
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1490
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1535
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1489
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1478
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1502
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1617
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1463
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1529
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1506

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413