Luxembourg ranks 6th among the top ten most liveable cities in the world by Mercer's. The southern two-thirds of Luxembourg is known as the Bon Pays, or Gutland (French and German: “Good Land”). The Bon Pays is densely populated and contains the capital city, Luxembourg, as well as smaller industrial cities such as Esch-sur-Alzette.

Luxembourg has a modernised road transportation system with motorways connecting capital city to other adjacent countries. As for the railway services, Luxembourg has the high speed TGV that links to Paris. Luxembourg also has airports, tram services, etc crediting to its effective transport system.

Its culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours, making it essentially a mixture of French and German cultures, as evident by the nation's three official languages: French, German, and the national language of Luxembourgish.

The accommodation costs for most cities in and around Luxembourg can range from anywhere between 500 to 800 Euros per month. The rates are high in central areas of Luxembourg City and students can get more affordable rates with sharing between two or more people. Added to that is the basic living cost which can be around 200 to 350 Euros depending on the students’ lifestyle choices.