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🇱🇺 Cost of living in Luxembourg
Luxembourg runs pricier than most of the EU-27 across rent, groceries and transport - see where the gap is widest and how far local income actually stretches.
- Cost rank · cheapest = #1 of 31
- #29
- Affordability rank · highest purchasing power = #1 of 29
- #1
Luxembourg's livability score
Livability score
42/100
Luxembourg, weighted across 8 of 8 tracked dimensions
A cost-and-income composite (price-level indices plus purchasing power), not an overall quality-of-life judgment, it does not weigh climate, safety, culture, or healthcare outcomes.
- Purchasing power A+ €50,046
Median net income adjusted for local cost level
- Overall cost F 151
Eurostat overall price level (EU27=100)
- Rent F 178
Housing / rent price level (EU27=100)
- Groceries F 125
Food and non-alcoholic beverages (EU27=100)
- Healthcare F 178
Healthcare price level (EU27=100)
- Transport D 96
Transport price level (EU27=100)
- Utilities B- 76
Electricity / gas / water (EU27=100)
- Restaurants F 124
Restaurants and hotels (EU27=100)
Luxembourg: quiet 2024 Eurostat pass
Overall cost index barely moved (-0.1) vs 2023 - a near-flat European release print.
- Healthcare index 174 178 2023 → 2024
Healthcare index rose from 174 to 178 between the 2023 and 2024 Eurostat releases.
- Housing & utilities index 182 178 2023 → 2024
Housing & utilities index fell from 182 to 178 between the 2023 and 2024 Eurostat releases.
- Utilities index 78 76 2023 → 2024
Utilities index fell from 78 to 76 between the 2023 and 2024 Eurostat releases.
- Restaurants index 125 124 2023 → 2024
Restaurants index fell from 125 to 124 between the 2023 and 2024 Eurostat releases.
Luxembourg in the 120+ cost band
On the EU-27 = 100 scale, Luxembourg's overall index (151) sits in the 120+ band with 9 other published countries. The Europe-wide band mix lives on the rankings hub, not repeated here.
Where Luxembourg's high price level concentrates
Bars + gauge for an above-EU overall index (151): which categories drive the premium, not a restated Europe lecture.
Luxembourg - price level by category (EU-27 = 100)
🇱🇺 Luxembourg vs EU-27 = 100
Gauge reads the same overall cost_index (151); the tick marks the EU average.
In Luxembourg, housing & utilities is the most expensive category and utilities the least.
Why Luxembourg reads expensive on Eurostat
Luxembourg's overall consumer price level is 51% above the EU-27 average. (How this index is built →)
Housing and utilities lead the way in Luxembourg, the priciest category at index 178, ahead of utilities at index 76. Because housing and household energy are typically the largest lines in a household budget, that pulls overall affordability down more than an equally high index in a smaller category would.
That price gap bites hard into real purchasing power here: Luxembourg's prices run well above the EU average, so the headline income of €50,046 is worth only about €33,209 once translated into EU-27-average terms - a steep discount.
Eurostat PLI Basket · similar price levels and purchasing power
Two peer sets for Luxembourg: nearest overall price-level indices (EU-27 = 100) and nearest cost-adjusted incomes (median net income ÷ cost index). The cost band block above stays cohort-based; these neighborhoods vary by entity.
Similar overall cost index
Nearest countries by Eurostat price level (151 here, EU-27 = 100).
PLI neighbourhood · Luxembourg
Similar purchasing power
Nearest countries by cost-adjusted income (€33,209 here).
What to do with this Luxembourg data
Luxembourg ranks #1 of 29 for cost-adjusted purchasing power. A raw price index alone does not tell you whether income stretches further here than elsewhere.
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These are Eurostat comparative price-level averages for the whole country, not a personal budget. Regional and city-level costs can differ substantially from the national figure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Luxembourg expensive to live in?
Luxembourg's overall cost of living is 51% above the EU-27 average (index 151). Housing & utilities is the priciest category and utilities the cheapest.
What are housing & utilities costs in Luxembourg?
Luxembourg's housing & utilities price index is 178, above the EU norm.
How does income compare to costs in Luxembourg?
That price gap bites hard into real purchasing power here: Luxembourg's prices run well above the EU average, so the headline income of €50,046 is worth only about €33,209 once translated into EU-27-average terms - a steep discount.
PlainCostOfLiving is rendered directly from Eurostat comparative price levels and median equivalised net income, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-20. Primary sources: Eurostat comparative price levels (prc_ppp_ind) and Eurostat median equivalised net income (ilc_di03).