Luxembourg City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2776	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6075	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1866	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	136K	5.45M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 5% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 433rd and 649th ($2776 vs $2640) 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 279th and 3rd 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	$21.5	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.4	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.64	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3349	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12143	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.64	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.34	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.5	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16342	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710