Discover our best tips and tricks for moving to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a dynamic country rich in culture and various activities.
In this guide, you will learn the steps to follow before, after and during moving to Luxembourg to ensure that your adaptation to this new environment goes as smoothly as possible.
Accommodation in Luxembourg
The Luxembourgish real estate market is very dynamic and moving quickly. So have a look at the offers before you arrive!
Justarrived.lu
Just Arrived is a website (available in French and English) that provides useful information for newly arrived people in Luxembourg.
Wortimmo.lu
Wort Immo is a Luxembourgish real estate agency that provides accommodation offers in Luxembourg. As it’s an agency, you’ll have to pay non-refundable for full access.
Athome.lu
At Home is a Luxembourgish real estate website that provides accommodation offers from different agencies in Luxembourg (available in French, German and English). Non-refundable fees are required for full access.
Luxbazar.lu
Luxbazar provides accommodation offers, ads including flat sharing with no agency fee (available in French, German and Luxembourgish).
Lesfrontaliers.lu
Les frontaliers is a website for the people living in France or Belgium and working in Luxembourg. It provides many tips on health, mobility and real estate.
DieGrenzgänger.lu
Die Grenzgänger is a website for the people living in Germany and working in Luxembourg. It provides many tips on health, mobility and real estate.
Editus.lu
Editus is a classified ad site that provides links for various real estate agencies (the website is in English, French, Luxembourgish and German).
Some fraudulent Real Estate Agencies mention that we are partners. Be aware that we do not have any partnership agreement with any agency.
Looking for flat sharing?
Flat sharing is a common practice in Luxembourg, enabling residents to divide the rent costs while making new friends. A shared room costs between EUR 500 and EUR 900 in the city center of Luxembourg.
- Appartager.lu: Appartager contains offers for Luxembourg, Belgium and France, from individuals and agencies.
- Furnished.lu: Furnished is an all-inclusive service for rooms to rent in a shared flat in the city centre of Luxembourg but also around the city (agency fees).
- Roomlala.com: Roomlala offers rooms to rent in shared flats or in individual flats/houses.
- Facebook groups: Colocation Luxembourg, V.I.E. Luxembourg, WG Lëtzebuerg.
Accomodation in a neighbouring country
In Belgium
- www.vivastreet.be : With Vivastreet, a classified ad website, you’ll find accommodation offers in Belgium, but also in Luxembourg.
- www.immoweb.be: Immoweb is a Belgian website available in French, English and Dutch that offers accommodation in Belgium and France.
- www.vlan.be: Vlan provides the same services in Belgium only.
In Germany
Immowelt, ImmobilienScout24 and WG-Gesucht are German websites where you can easily find an accommodation in Germany near the border with Luxembourg.
In France
- www.fnaim.fr: Fnaim is a French website that provides an overview of the real estate market in France, around the Luxembourgish border.
- www.leboncoin.fr: Leboncoin is a French classified ad website that provides offers for flat sharing or renting (no agency fees to pay, the website is only in French).
- www.immoregion.fr: Immoregion provides real estate offers in France from different real estate agencies.
Discover Luxembourg and its neighbouring area
Facts and Figures
| Capital | Luxembourg |
| Total population of the country | 613,000 |
| Official languages | Luxembourgish, German and French |
| Head of State | SAR le Grand-Duc Henri |
| Head of Government | Xavier Bettel |
More than 190,000 workers cross the borders every day |
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Things to know
Located at the heart of Europe and one of the three capitals of the European Union, Luxembourg is a country where contrasts harmoniously interweave. Dynamic business centres and innovative high-tech start-ups find their place among archaeological and architectural jewels protected by UNESCO. The little country of only 2,586 km2 has many aces to reveal and the quality of life is certainly one of them.
Luxembourg City was found to be the safest out of 231 cities worldwide in a Mercer study (2019) on personal safety and one of the best city for its quality of living determined by political, social and economical environment, medical and health considerations, education, public services, housing or consuming goods.
The country offers one of the best social security systems in Europe. As part of our Firm, you’ll be directly affiliated to the social security, which covers your health expenses in Luxembourg and guarantees social benefits. During your stay with us, you can also benefit from complementary pensions. You’ll find out more about this on your first day here.
In addition, the country also offers free public transportation as from 1st March 2020. Luxembourg is proud to be the first country in the world to offer nationwide free public transport for everyone. Your travels have never been easier: just hop onto a bus, train or tram and you’re good to go!
Moreover you can benefit from free city Wi-Fi available in the capital as well as in some of the main cities of the country.
As you can see, Luxembourg is a very dynamic and innovative country where quality of life matters!
What’s life like in Luxembourg?
Luxembourg City is small enough to be visited by foot. It’s an amazing melting pot of modern and ancient. Sightseeing, breathtaking landscapes, luxurious shops, lively night clubs - your choice!
Enjoy the culture!
Luxembourg is a highly cultural place with over 80 museums in the country and 7 in the City of Luxembourg covering history, science and art. The Grund and the city center offer a range of museums in History and Fine arts with the National Museum of Natural History.
Kirchberg is not only the business center of Luxembourg while welcoming the Mudam that is the most important museum dedicated to the Contemporary Art in Luxembourg. You can enjoy during the whole year Mondays@Mudam with PwC offering a guided tour and a lunch for EUR 10.
Interesting websites to visit!
- The Official Travel Guide of Luxembourg: http://www.visitluxembourg.com/en
- Luxembourg City Tourist Office: http://www.lcto.lu/en
- Mullerthal Region: http://mullerthal.lu/en
Enjoy the landscape!
Discover the Grund, a quarter located in a valley below the city centre. You’ll discover a totally different landscape with authentic Luxembourgish houses laid by the river and exquisite restaurants. There are several routes leading to this part of the city, as well as our elevator placed in the Cité Judiciaire.
Go shopping!
Luxembourg City offers a great range of shops featuring both luxury and regular shops such as Cloche d'Or Shopping Center or Galeries Lafayette. The opening hours are in general from 9am to 6pm, except for grocery shops open until 8 pm. You can also enjoy numerous shopping centres located in the different regions of Luxembourg.
Go partying!
Near the Grund, you can find one of the oldest neighborhoods in Luxembourg - Clausen - which is also one of the best places to party. Originally known for its breweries dating back to the 16th century, Clausen is where you’ll find good music. However the city center is not devoid of great places. The Bonnevoie quarter is always in full swing - a place where youngsters frequently go for a drink or a game of darts/pool. Les Rotondes is a great pub, blending art exhibition together with concerts and festivals. Concert places are the Luxembourg Philharmonie or the Rockhall, welcoming international artists.
Settle down in Luxembourg - Tips & tricks
This section provides you with tips and tricks to get installed, register your residency and driving license and start a new chapter in your life. From our experience, you’ll need to foresee some two weeks to settle properly and deal with administrative formalities.
Driving Licence
If you stay more than six months in Luxembourg and you have a non-EEA driving license, you need to register your driving license.
- If you have an EEE driving license you only need to fill an online form with a residency certificate.
- If you have a driving license from a non-EEA country, you need a transcript of your driving license, a residency certificate, medical certificate and an extract of your criminal records.
For any information, you can contact:
- Société Nationale de Circulation Automobile (SNCA) at (+352) 357214720. https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/brexit/permis-conduire
Residency in Luxembourg
If you stay over 3 months (90 days) in Luxembourg, you’ll have to register to your local country council also known as commune.
You need the following documents:
- Passport/Identity card
- Letter confirming the authorisation to stay (if you’re non-EU resident)
- Proof of residence (either a rental contract or a letter from your landlord confirming you live at the address provided)
- Work contract
- Marriage certificate (if any)
If you’re living in Luxembourg City, you can register at the Biergercenter (Centre Hamilius) or Hotel de ville (City Hall).
For more information: https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/plus-3-mois/citoyen-UE
Find a school
Public schools are free of charge in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. School attendance is compulsory for children from the age of 4 years to 16 years with an optional year of nursery school from the age of 3 years. In addition, Luxembourg offers various private schools, as well as international schools. The international schools and the Waldorf School have their own evaluation and certification system. They’re part of the private education system and don’t receive subsidies from the state.
Here are the eight private secondary schools:
- Waldorf School: https://www.freunde-waldorf.de
- St George’s International School: http://www.st-georges.lu
- International School of Luxembourg (ISL): http://www.islux.lu
- Ecole Européenne de Luxembourg (EEL): http://www.euroschool.lu
- Ecole Privée Notre-Dame Sainte-Sophie (EPND): http://saintesophie.lu
- Ecole Privée Fieldgen: http://www.epf.lu
- Lycée Français Vauban: https://www.vauban.lu
- Ecole Privée Grandjean: http://www.epg.lu
Day nurseries:
Day nurseries are managed by the City of Luxembourg. However, you can also find private day nurseries. For more information check the following website: http://vdl.lu
More useful websites
- http://www.justarrived.lu: Just arrived is one of PwC’s partner in Luxembourg. Available both in French and English, Just arrived is an online practical guide for people who will settle in Luxembourg, as well as for Luxembourgish residents. It provides practical information about housing, administrative procedures, transport, education or integration, as well as tips and good ideas.
- http://www.guichet.public.lu: Guichet is one of the official websites of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where you can find information about administrative procedures. Available in French, but you can also have access to an English version on immigration.
- https://gouvernement.lu: This website is the official portal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg giving both an overview of Luxembourg and practical information.
- http://www.cita.lu/en: Cita website provides traffic news on a real-time basis and allows you to see the traffic via cameras.
