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Luxembourg vs. Germany Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 40.1% more expensive than Germany overall.

Restaurants
pay 30.9% more in Luxembourg
Groceries
pay 27.6% more in Luxembourg
Transportation
pay 5.3% less in Luxembourg
Housing
pay 85.9% more in Luxembourg
Childcare
pay 88.1% more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.2% more in Luxembourg
Clothing
pay 9.7% more in Luxembourg

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Germany. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.

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Luxembourg vs. Germany Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.9% more for restaurants

 
Germany
Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.14
€14.37
$24.07
€21.43
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.34
€10.98
$14.74
€13.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.38
€3.00
$3.51
€3.12
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pay 27.6% more for groceries

 
Germany
Luxembourg
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.14
€1.91
$3.03
€2.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.24
€6.44
$11.44
€10.18
Milk (1 gallon) $4.98
€4.43
$6.11
€5.44
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pay 5.3% less for transportation

 
Germany
Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.07
€7.19
$6.95
€6.19
Monthly public transit pass $65.73
€58.50
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,242.72
€28,697.18
$29,844.69
€26,562.84
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pay 85.9% more for housing

 
Germany
Luxembourg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $45.10
€40.14
$61.85
€55.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $839.53
€747.21
$1,782.77
€1,586.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $674.34
€600.19
$1,528.50
€1,360.42
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pay 88.1% more for childcare

 
Germany
Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $525.85
€468.02
$1,735.43
€1,544.60
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,045.97
€15,171.52
$18,283.04
€16,272.57
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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.03
€4.48
$6.63
€5.90
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.91
€3.48
$4.54
€4.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.66
€8.60
$6.82
€6.07
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pay 9.7% more for clothing

 
Germany
Luxembourg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $89.23
€79.42
$100.00
€89.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.05
€39.20
$46.93
€41.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $100.05
€89.05
$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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