How Much Does It Cost to Live In Luxembourg?
As in any other city across the world, the amount of money you’ll spend in Luxembourg depends on your priorities and way of living.
However, this country is so expensive that for some, it’s impossible to imagine a month in this city at even the lowest budget possible.
If you want to live here you should know that living as a single person that goes out during weekends, eats out occasionally, has an average social life, uses public transport and lives in a one-bedroom apartment, you can live for a month with around 2000$, but that’s if you live on a tight budget.
Luxembourg : Cost of Living by City
RESTAURANTS
Restaurants are pretty expensive in Luxembourg, so it might be wise to follow some usual tricks. For instance, if you want to eat out, it’s best to eat in a restaurant at lunchtime and take the plate of the day. This will cost between 10$ and 15$. This is actually great value for money since the same meals in the evening cost 50% to 100% more. During this time of day, you can find domestic beer for 3$.
MARKETS
Normal food in supermarkets, (like vegetables, meat, dairy products and definitely no organic food) should be around 150$ a week for a single household. There can be huge price differences between shops so the best piece of advice you can get is to just ask around which one is the cheapest.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is also pretty costly in Luxembourg and it might be a good idea for everyone to just buy a monthly pass for public transport because it costs around 30$ which not that expensive for a country like Luxembourg, while a one-way ticket costs almost 3$, so a monthly pass would pay off way more. However, transportation is very organized and you can count on it.
UTILITIES (MONTHLY)
Utilities are almost twice as expensive as in less prosperous European countries. If you live in an apartment that’s a bit larger – for instance 85m2 – your basic utilities, including gas, heating, cooling, electricity, garbage services and water will cost you around 250$. Internet is also very expensive, costing around 50$ a month.
SPORTS & LEISURE
Having fun in Luxembourg city like going to the movies is actually not as expensive as you’d expect in one of the most expensive cities in Europe. One ticket is around 10$ for cinema. If you want to be a member of a fitness club or a gym it will cost you around 65$ a month, while renting a tennis court for just an hour costs around 30$.
CLOTHING & SHOES
By now, you’ve already concluded that life in Luxembourg city is expensive, and so is shopping for clothing. In here you have to really set aside a lot of money if you want to buy just basic clothes. For example, quality jeans like Levi’s will cost 100$, and the same applies to running sneakers of brands like Nike.
RENT PER MONTH
The most expensive thing about living expenses are rents or housing mortgages. The closer you live to the center, the more expensive the rent gets. If you want to find a cheap one-bedroom apartment in Luxembourg city and are ready to live on the outskirts of Luxembourg city, you will have to pay a whopping 1300$.
Cost of Living Averages Table for Luxembourg
*Note: All prices are indicated in USD.| Average Restaurant Prices | |
|---|---|
| Meal (Inexpensive Restaurant) | $19.48 |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 Liter) | $5.73 |
| Water (0.33 Liter) | $2.62 | Average Market Prices |
| Milk (1 Liter) | $1.47 |
| Loaf Bread (500g) | $2.37 |
| Eggs (12) | $4.58 | Average Transport Prices |
| One Way Ticket | $2.29 |
| Monthly Pass | $28.65 |
| Gasoline | $1.38 | Average Utilities Prices |
| Basic (Water, Electricity, Garbage, Heating, Cooling) | $257.77 |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local | $0.24 |
| Internet (Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | $53.65 | Average Leisure Prices |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | $65.99 |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour) | $29.34 |
| Cinema, 1 Seat, International Release | $10.77 | Average Clothing Prices |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Comparable) | $100.28 |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, etc...) | $48.71 |
| 1 Pair of Adidas Walking Shoes (Mid-Range) | $100.69 | Average Rent Prices |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Center | $1658.93 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Center | $1365.73 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Center | $3206.25 |
How Does the Average Person Spend Their Money in Luxembourg?
Rent is definitely the biggest expense for everyone living in Luxembourg city, but taking into account the high standard in this country and their average salaries, it is doable to live in a rented apartment.
The next thing an average person spends their money on in Luxembourg city is food – with around 200$ a week being spent only on groceries.
The pricey restaurants also draw a lot of funds from citizens of Luxembourg, while utilities and transport take up only about 6% of all monthly funds, each.
Clothing and shoes take up only about 2% of one’s salary.
Average Costs Breakdown
Luxembourg: Average Salary, Minimum Wage & Mortgages
Luxembourg city has an extremely high standard of living, and the country itself, along with Switzerland the most expensive country in Europe.
Even with extremely high rent prices of around 1500$, average salaries of people living in Luxembourg city are high enough to cover all expenses and live in a rented apartment.
The average monthly net salary is around 3500$, while a minimum wage in Luxembourg is around 2300$.
Actually, the minimum wage in Luxembourg is the highest minimum wage in the European Union in 2018.
A general advice for tourists and expats is to set aside around 2000$ a month.
Luxembourg Safety Overview
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Safety Index:
- OVERALL RISK: LOW
- TRANSPORT & TAXIS RISK: LOW
- PICKPOCKETS RISK: LOW
- NATURAL DISASTERS RISK: LOW
- MUGGING RISK: LOW
- TERRORISM RISK: LOW
- SCAMS RISK: LOW
- WOMEN TRAVELERS RISK: LOW
Best for families
We are very pleased here and we find it great to grow up a family. I am surprised to see that in this article transport is not free which actually it is. For those who doesn’t own a car is a big advantage. Also there are various bonuses that you get if you have children.