Luxembourg City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	138K	24.9M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 154% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 290th and 4880th ($2916 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 392nd and 1178th 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	$24.9	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789