Luxembourg City vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	80
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	136K	737K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 12% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 433rd and 125th ($2776 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 279th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Seattle

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	Luxembourg City	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114