Luxembourg vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5975
$5627
🏠 One person rent
$1752
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$2893
$2503
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4895
$3376
💸 GDP per capita
$138K
$52637
😃 Human freedom index
8.93
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
83.4
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
71
🌐 English speaking %
57%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
682K
67.3M

The average cost of living in Luxembourg ($2678) is 12% more expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2390). Luxembourg ranked 7th vs 11th for the United Kingdom in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg compared to 1.4 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 10th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Luxembourg and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.5
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.58
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$4.7
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1668
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3050
$2824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2471
$2175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.05%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10767
$8979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8738
$5923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.67
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$38.2
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.29
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.7
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.9
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1543
$1820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16631
$21116

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2795
136K
Petange
$2502
20.9K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2618
37.5K
Differdange
$2446
30.4K
Dudelange
$2543
22K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3638
8.8M
Birmingham
$2147
1.14M
Glasgow
$2115
626K
Edinburgh
$2300
488K
Sheffield
$1856
518K
Manchester
$2233
548K
Bristol
$2551
472K
Leeds
$2076
536K
Liverpool
$1909
513K
Coventry
$2043
363K
Leicester
$1945
464K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1932
300K
Cardiff
$2126
361K
Bradford
$1775
293K
Bolton
$2058
285K
Westminster
$2994
255K
Belfast
$1931
345K
Sunderland
$1633
277K
Brighton and Hove
$2331
277K
Southampton
$2267
271K
Derby
$1788
255K
Milton Keynes
$2377
264K
Solihull
$1957
207K
Nottingham
$1906
289K
Aberdeen
$1739
201K
Plymouth
$1938
268K
Northampton
$1903
246K
Kingston upon Hull
$1650
260K
Swindon
$2012
222K
Wolverhampton
$1851
251K