Luxembourg City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2926	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6423	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1964	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$3248	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5332	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	138K	5.45M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 3% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 270th and 348th ($2926 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Australia, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 350th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Sydney

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	Luxembourg City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.1	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.13	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3538	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2749	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13023	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8923	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.7	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.87	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18882	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864