Luxembourg

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

2
248/265
Details
Large apartment$2700.00
Medium apartment$2100.00
Rent index [score]0.23
Small apartment$1500.00

Cost of Living

3
237/248
Details
5km taxi ride$19.00
A Cappuccino$3.70
A beer$1.70
A kilogram of Apples$2.80
Bread$1.10
Inflation [score]0.34
Lunch$20.00
Monthly fitness club membership$76.00
Monthly public transport$48.00
Movie ticket$12.00
Price of a meal at a restaurant$102.47

Startups

3
188/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups1
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.20
Coworking spaces [score]0.39
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co2
Meetups [score]0.28
Meetups groups71
Meetups members14284
Number of investors36
Number of startup events in the last 12 months94
Number of upcoming meetup events22
Startup climate scene [score]0.54
Startup events11
Startup events [score]0.35
Startups [score]0.46
Total number of startups61

Venture Capital

2
159/192
Details
Venture capital [score]0.19

Travel Connectivity

5
73/266
Details
Airport hub62
Airport hub [score]0.43
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.48

Commute

6
40/255
Details
Traffic handling [score]0.83

Business Freedom

8
158/264
Details
Business freedom73.70
Business freedom [score]0.64
Freedom from corruption82.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.90
Lack of labor restrictions42.60
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.14
Time to open a business16.50
Time to open a business [score]0.82

Safety

9
47/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.81
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year1
Guns per 100 residents15
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.97
Lack of guns [score]0.92
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.94

Healthcare

9
13/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.96
Healthcare quality [score]0.90
Life expectancy (years)81.95
Life expectancy [score]0.92

Education

3
187/240
Details
Country mean scores in PISA math test494.80
Country mean scores in PISA reading test487.81
Country mean scores in PISA science test491.22
PISA math ranking (high school)24
PISA ranking27
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.70
PISA reading (high school)25
PISA science (high school)24
Percent of happy students0.77
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.24
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.22
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.22
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.11
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.09
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.08

Environmental Quality

9
34/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.88
Cleanliness [score]1.00
Drinking water quality [score]0.69
Urban greenery [score]0.86

Economy

7
7/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area0.85
Currency for urban areaEUR
GDP growth rate0.03
GDP growth rate [score]0.49
GDP per capita$92048.55
GDP per capita [score]1.00

Taxation

7
32/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.96
Income tax level [score]0.47
Profit tax (% of profit)0.21
Time overhead to file company taxes55
VAT (Sales Tax)0.17

Internet Access

5
131/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)32.08
Internet access (download) [score]0.49
Internet access (upload) [score]0.60
Upload speed (Mbps)15.78

Leisure & Culture

4
197/264
Details
Art galleries23
Art galleries [score]0.30
Cinemas9
Cinemas [score]0.30
Comedy clubs9
Comedy clubs [score]0.59
Concert venues20
Concerts [score]0.10
Historical sites14
Historical sites [score]0.39
Museums18
Museums [score]0.51
Performing art venues28
Performing arts [score]0.26
Sport venues10
Sports [score]0.23
Zoos [score]0.10

Tolerance

9
21/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index89.78
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.92
LGBT adoption rights✖ Illegal
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✖ Not banned
LGBT discrimination legality✔ Illegal
LGBT employment discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, surgery not required
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✔ Legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.84

Outdoors

1
247/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.20
Median peak in meters393.00
Urban area elevation (meters)311.00
Water access [score]0.10
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Cost of living

Costs of living in Luxembourg are in the most expensive 10 percent of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly higher compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Luxembourg will very likely increase your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$1,900$2,400
$2100
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$76
Movie ticket$12
Broadband internet connection$45
Monthly public transport$48
Lunch$20
-8%
compared to
San Francisco
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Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Luxembourg are above average. For this job type, Luxembourg ranks 102nd for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Luxembourg.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$49,684
Median salary
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Taxation

Personal taxation

Effective income tax rate

15%
For annual salary of $40000
27%
For annual salary of $80000

Value added tax (VAT)

17%
Standard tax rate. Different rates might apply for certain product categories.

Compared to other cities

73/266

Corporate taxation

Compared to other cities

8/263
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Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

15.30
Guns per 100 people
1.19
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
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Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Luxembourg in position 52 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

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People in Luxembourg

Population of Luxembourg

126,100
665 /km²
167/264
Density (people per unit of area)
9%
Growth in 2015-2020
Luxembourg

Demographics of Luxembourg

Median age
39
Elderly people
15%
Life expectancy at birth
82
GDP per capita (in USD)
$92,049
2/263
Unemployment
7%
161/264

Languages

English proficiency score
63
117/228
Common spoken languages
German

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Teleport Users  X  Luxembourg

Teleport users who are      Luxembourg

Work in:

Software Engineer
11.74%
Marketing Manager
4.78%
Founder
4.35%
Data Scientist
3.04%
Systems Administrator
3.04%
Web Developer
2.61%
Content Marketing
2.61%
Other
67.83%

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Climate

Average day length (hours)

12.9

Climate type

Marine West Coast

Average daily maximum temperature

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On living in Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg), is a landlocked Benelux country bordered by Belgium, France and Germany at the crossroads of Germanic and Latin cultures. It is the only Grand Duchy in the world and is the second-smallest of the European Union member states by area. A founding member of the European Community of Coal and Steel, Luxembourg has produced a number of prominent EU level politicians.

With successful steel, finance and high technology industries, a strategic location at the heart of Western Europe, more natural beauty than you might expect given its size, and as one of the top three richest countries in the world, Luxembourg enjoys a very high standard of living and has prices to match!

Luxembourg can be divided in the following five regions, each with their own characteristics.

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Good Country Index

Every city comes with a country. How is this one doing in terms of giving back to the global community? Our friends at The Good Country Index measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size.

Overall ranking

Luxembourg
15th from a total of 163 countries

World Order

5th

Refugees hosted

Refugees generated

Charity giving

Birth rate

UN Treaties signed

International Peace & Security

100th

Dues in arrears to UN peace keeping budgets

International violent conflict

Peacekeeping troops

Arms exports

Internet security (2014)

Planet & Climate

35th

Ecological footprint

Reforestation since 1992

Hazardous pesticides exports

CO2 emissions

Ozone

Prosperity & Equality

14th

Development assistance

FDI outflows

Fairtrade market size

UN volunteers abroad

Open trading

Culture

12th

Freedom of movement

Press freedom

Creative services exports

UNESCO dues in arrears as % of contribution

Creative goods exports

Science & Technology

43rd

Nobel prizes

Patents

Journal exports

International publications

International Students

Health & Wellbeing

15th

Pharmaceutical exports

Voluntary excess donations to the WHO

Food aid

Humanitarian aid donations

International Health Regulations Compliance

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