Money is TimeThe Hours Index

Luxembourg, in hours

What the same things cost the average worker in Luxembourg, in hours of take-home pay.

iPhone 18 Pro €1,430.10

56 hours of work

The first week of January, and the next until Tuesday 5 pm.

Fifth of 28. In Switzerland the same phone takes 30 hours; in Türkiye, 487.

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A Big Mac no price

The Economist's Big Mac index has no price for Luxembourg.

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I take home a year.

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The sums

The average full-time worker in Luxembourg earns €77,844 a year before tax and takes home €52,940 after income tax and social security contributions (OECD, 2025, a single worker without children). Divided by 2,080 working hours, an hour of work pays €25.45.

An iPhone 18 Pro: €1,430.10 ÷ €25.45 = 56 hours. The first week of January, and the next until Tuesday 5 pm.
A Tesla Model Y: €40,990 ÷ €25.45 = 1,611 hours. January to early October.

The Tesla: before a €5.85 recycling fee (€40,996 in all). Hours count 52 weeks of 40, whatever people in Luxembourg actually work. More in what the index leaves out.

Against the other 37

iPhone 18 Pro fifth of 28

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 1,199 30 hours
  2. 1 more
  3. 3Australia A$2,099 53 hours
  4. 3Canada (see the note) C$1,749 53 hours
  5. 5Luxembourg €1,430.10 56 hours
  6. 6Norway NOK 15,990 58 hours
  7. 6United Kingdom £1,199 58 hours
  8. 20 more
  9. 28Türkiye (see the note) ₺137,999 487 hours

All 28 countries on the index

Tesla Model Y seventh of 37

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 40,990 1,033 hours
  2. 3 more
  3. 5Canada (see the note) C$50,090 1,516 hours
  4. 6Norway NOK 442,857.50 1,599 hours
  5. 7Luxembourg €40,990 1,611 hours
  6. 8Netherlands €39,990 1,670 hours
  7. 9Denmark DKK 300,310 1,798 hours
  8. 27 more
  9. 37Mexico MX$799,000 8,716 hours

All 37 countries on the index

Big Mac no price

The Economist's Big Mac index has no price for Luxembourg.

Sources

Pay: OECD, Taxing Wages 2026: net take-home pay of a single worker without children on 100% of the average wage, 2025 (the OECD's own estimate, as for most countries).

Prices, checked 29 September 2026: Apple, the iPhone 18 Pro with 256 GB; Tesla, the cheapest Model Y on sale.

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