Luxembourg City vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2446	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5564	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1630	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2795	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5865	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	136K	664K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 4% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 870th and 1038th ($2446 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 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 199th and 68th 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	$18.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.19	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2984	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10994	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7751	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.86	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.6	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16923	$10730

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514