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Luxembourg vs Netherlands: salary & cost of living
Which offers better value? A real Eurostat comparison of take-home pay and cost of living, with each country’s Gera EU Value Index.
Luxembourg vs Netherlands: which is better value to live in?
As of 2024, Luxembourg offers better salary-to-cost value than Netherlands on the Gera EU Value Index (177.1 vs 115.4, a 61.7-point gap, EU≈100). Luxembourg pays €52,029 net a year versus €34,223 in Netherlands; cost-of-living indices are 119 and 120.1. Figures from Eurostat (earnings & price levels).
Luxembourg vs Netherlands — head to head
| Metric | Luxembourg | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Net annual take-home pay | €52,029 | €34,223 |
| PPS earnings index (EU=100) | 163.3 | 123 |
| Cost of living (EU=100) | 119 | 120.1 |
| Gera EU Value Index | 177.1 | 115.4 |
| EU value rank (of 27) | #1 | #8 |
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| Metric | Luxembourg | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Your salary, locally | €35,000 | €35,000 |
| Salary value vs EU norm | 119.1 | 120.4 |
| Local cost of living (EU=100) | 119 | 117.8 |
| Typical local net pay | €52,029 | €35,824 |
| Gera EU Value Index | 177.1 (#1) | 123.2 (#2) |
On €35,000 a year, your salary stretches further in Austria — a value index of 120.4 against the EU norm of 100, because its cost of living is 117.8 (EU=100). The same salary indexes 119.1 in Luxembourg and 120.4 in Austria. The Gera EU Value Index median is 94.9.
Luxembourg vs Netherlands — FAQ
- Is Luxembourg or Netherlands better value to live in?
- Luxembourg offers better salary-to-cost value on the Gera EU Value Index (177.1 vs 115.4, EU≈100, 2024). Luxembourg pays €52,029 net a year and Netherlands €34,223; their cost-of-living indices are 119 and 120.1. Figures from Eurostat.
- Where is the salary higher — Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg has the higher net annual take-home pay at €52,029 versus €34,223 in Netherlands, for a single person at 100% of the average wage (Eurostat earn_nt_net, 2024). A higher salary does not always mean better value once cost of living is taken into account.
- Where is the cost of living lower — Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg has the lower cost of living, with a Gera EU Cost Index of 119 versus 120.1 (EU average ≈ 100), built from Eurostat price levels and household energy prices.
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Contains public sector information published by Eurostat (European Commission) and licensed under the Eurostat reuse policy (© European Union — free reuse with attribution). Source: Eurostat — Net annual earnings (earn_nt_net), single person at 100% of average wage (2024 (earnings) · 2024 price levels / 2025-S2 energy (cost of living), published 2025 (Eurostat earnings release)).