Luxembourg City vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luxembourg City	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2446	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5564	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1630	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2795	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5865	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	136K	449K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 26% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 870th and 59th ($2446 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Luxembourg and Switzerland, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Luxembourg City compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 199th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Zurich

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	Luxembourg City	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.19	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.85	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2984	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2384	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10994	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7751	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.86	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.6	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1477	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16923	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717