Luxembourg City vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	138K	6.26M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 146% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 290th and 4785th ($2916 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Luxembourg and Chile, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 392nd and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Santiago

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	Luxembourg City	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895