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Luxembourg vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 21.5% more expensive than Australia overall.

Restaurants
pay 37.1% more in Luxembourg
Groceries
pay 5.2% more in Luxembourg
Transportation
pay 34.6% more in Luxembourg
Housing
pay 38.9% more in Luxembourg
Childcare
pay 6.1% less in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.0% less in Luxembourg
Clothing
pay 8.5% more in Luxembourg

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Australia. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Luxembourg.

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Luxembourg vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Australia, you would:

pay 37.1% more for restaurants

 
Australia
Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.42
A$26.50
$24.07
€21.43
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.19
A$14.66
$14.74
€13.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
A$4.14
$3.51
€3.12
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pay 5.2% more for groceries

 
Australia
Luxembourg
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.64
A$3.80
$3.03
€2.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.67
A$6.72
$11.44
€10.18
Milk (1 gallon) $6.28
A$9.03
$6.11
€5.44
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pay 34.6% more for transportation

 
Australia
Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.98
A$7.17
$6.95
€6.19
Monthly public transit pass $91.09
A$131.05
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,191.77
A$39,119.22
$29,844.69
€26,562.84
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pay 38.9% more for housing

 
Australia
Luxembourg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $57.16
A$82.23
$61.85
€55.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,309.09
A$1,883.31
$1,782.77
€1,586.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,073.97
A$1,545.05
$1,528.50
€1,360.42
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pay 6.1% less for childcare

 
Australia
Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,957.92
A$2,816.75
$1,735.43
€1,544.60
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,377.12
A$26,438.09
$18,283.04
€16,272.57
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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.20
A$10.36
$6.63
€5.90
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
A$5.68
$4.54
€4.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $36.89
A$53.08
$6.82
€6.07
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pay 8.5% more for clothing

 
Australia
Luxembourg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $77.86
A$112.01
$100.00
€89.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $53.33
A$76.73
$46.93
€41.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $112.59
A$161.98
$116.33
€103.54
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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