Luxembourg vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Luxembourg	Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2438	$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5544	$4088
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$1169
🏘️ Family rent	$2702	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5195	$3745
💸 GDP per capita	$128K	$87480
😃 Human freedom index	8.71	5.39
❤️ Life expectancy	83	81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index	78	58
🌐 English speaking %	57%	30%
🎓 Higher education	80	71
😀 Quality of life	93	77
🏙️ Population	672K	2.64M

The average cost of living in Luxembourg ($2438) is 35% more expensive than in Qatar ($1807). Luxembourg ranked 11th vs 22nd for Qatar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Luxembourg compared to 2.1 months in Qatar. Ranked 9th and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Luxembourg and Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

	Luxembourg	Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.6	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$12.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2760	$2596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.88%	5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10271	$4577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8095	$3275
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.8	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.9	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.3	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1403	$799
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$11222