Luxembourg City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2926	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6423	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$1964	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$3248	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5332	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	138K	24.9M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 160% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 270th and 4971st ($2926 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Luxembourg and China, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 350th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Shanghai

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	Luxembourg City	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.3	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.1	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.13	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3538	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2749	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13023	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8923	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.7	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.2	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.3	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18882	$27781

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2586
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2512
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2431
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1844
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1744
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1536
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1550
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1569
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1535
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1533
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1470
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1515
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1492
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1508
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1684
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1605
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1507
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1675
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1501
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1358
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1650
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1643
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1647
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1731
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1612
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1735
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1635
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1653
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1681
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1759
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1582
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1592
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1644
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1676

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765