Luxembourg City vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2446	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5564	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1630	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2795	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5865	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	136K	690K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 22% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 870th and 96th ($2446 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Luxembourg and the United States, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 199th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Luxembourg City	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.19	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2984	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10994	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7751	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.2	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.86	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16923	$24653

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2266
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2160
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1584
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1363
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1681
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1351
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1348
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1359
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1339
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1351
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1352
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1359
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1364
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1368
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1528
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1333
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1371
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1368
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1498
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1194
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1356
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1182
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1486
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1486
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1393
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1399
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1478
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1400
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1479
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1502
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1490
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1507
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1553
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1413
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1476
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1477
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1500

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979