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Cost of living in Luxembourg
Luxembourg is 10% cheaper than the US, ranking #20 of 203 countries we cover for cost of living.
World Bank data through 2025 · last reviewed 2026-06.
What drives the cost here
Price levels by category, where the world average = 100. Above 100 is pricier than the global norm; below it is cheaper.
In Luxembourg, housing & utilities is the priciest category relative to the world (273), while transport is the most affordable (139).
Category price levels: World Bank ICP 2021 (world average = 100) · source
What your money is worth here
A $100,000 US lifestyle would cost roughly $89,500 in Luxembourg.
Quality of life
98/100 · #6 of 198Beyond cost — health, safety, and connectivity. The score is a transparent, equal-weight composite of the verified metrics below (see methodology).
About Luxembourg
Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Congress of Vienna. When Belgium declared independence from the Netherlands in 1839, Luxembourg lost more than half of its territory to Belgium but gained a larger measure of autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Luxembourg gained full independence in 1867 by promising to remain permanently neutral. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, its neutrality ended in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the EEC (later the EU), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency zone.
Background from the CIA World Factbook (public domain), archived 2026-06-03.
Frequently asked
Is Luxembourg expensive to live in?
Luxembourg is 10% cheaper than the US, ranking #20 of the 203 countries we track. Its most expensive category relative to the world is housing & utilities; transport costs the least.
How much money do you need to live in Luxembourg?
A lifestyle that costs $100,000 in the United States would cost roughly $89,500 in Luxembourg, going by overall price levels. The salary translator turns your own figure into a local equivalent.
Is Luxembourg cheaper than the United States?
Yes. Its overall price level is 89.7, against 100 for the United States.
What is the quality of life in Luxembourg?
Luxembourg scores 98 out of 100 on our quality-of-life index (#6 of 198), a composite of life expectancy, safety, health, and connectivity, with life expectancy around 83 years.
Every number, sourced.
We cite the exact source and year for each figure. Derived values are computed at build time, never hand-entered.
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