Luxembourg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg City Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2926
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6423
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$1964
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$3248
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$696
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5332
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
138K
664K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 11% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 270th and 676th ($2926 vs $2637) 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 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 350th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luxembourg City Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.3
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.3
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.7
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.13
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1923
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3538
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2749
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.1
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.66%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13023
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8923
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.7
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.2
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.87
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.9
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.09
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18882
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2586
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2637
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2512
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2431
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1844
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1744
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1536
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1550
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1569
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1535
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1533
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1470
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1515
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1492
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1508
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1684
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1605
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1507
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1675
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1501
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1358
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1663
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1650
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1643
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1647
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1731
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1612
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1735
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1635
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1653
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1681
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1759
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1582
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1592
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1644
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1676

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727