Luxembourg City vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	86
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	136K	1.39M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 20% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 433rd and 43rd ($2776 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Luxembourg and the United States, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the United States 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 San Diego. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 279th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs San Diego

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	Luxembourg City	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782