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Luxembourg vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 59.3% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.8% more in Luxembourg
Groceries
pay 38.3% more in Luxembourg
Transportation
pay 7.8% more in Luxembourg
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Luxembourg
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.3% more in Luxembourg
Clothing
pay 28.2% more in Luxembourg

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

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Luxembourg vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.8% more for restaurants

 
Spain
Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.31
$24.07
€21.43
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.79
€9.61
$14.74
€13.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
€2.26
$3.51
€3.12
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pay 38.3% more for groceries

 
Spain
Luxembourg
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.49
€1.33
$3.03
€2.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.20
€6.40
$11.44
€10.18
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€4.00
$6.11
€5.44
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pay 7.8% more for transportation

 
Spain
Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.62
€5.89
$6.95
€6.19
Monthly public transit pass $31.07
€27.66
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,519.36
€30,723.47
$29,844.69
€26,562.84
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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Spain
Luxembourg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $29.92
€26.63
$61.85
€55.05
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $925.54
€823.76
$1,782.77
€1,586.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $728.71
€648.57
$1,528.50
€1,360.42
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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Spain
Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $480.60
€427.75
$1,735.43
€1,544.60
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,049.60
€8,054.47
$18,283.04
€16,272.57
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pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.31
€2.94
$6.63
€5.90
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.30
€2.04
$4.54
€4.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.23
€5.54
$6.82
€6.07
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pay 28.2% more for clothing

 
Spain
Luxembourg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $80.62
€71.76
$100.00
€89.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $36.25
€32.27
$46.93
€41.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $90.09
€80.18
$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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