Luxembourg City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg City Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2284
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5198
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1503
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2582
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4890
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
133K
24.9M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 92% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1083rd and 4461st ($2284 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Luxembourg and China, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 194th and 558th 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
$19.2
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1590
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2677
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2222
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.48%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11584
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8126
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1170
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18050
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2207
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$1915
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1728
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1309
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1731
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1367
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1364
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1462
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1368
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1382
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1412
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1390
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1407
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1400
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1401
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1402
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1365
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1392
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1258
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1473
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1487
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1439
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1134
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1490
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1535
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1489
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1478
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1502
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1617
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1463
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1529
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1506

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740