Luxembourg City vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	86	71
🏙️ Population	138K	5.65M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 156% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 290th and 4898th ($2916 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Luxembourg and Russia, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 392nd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Saint Petersburg

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	Luxembourg City	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$13865

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597