Commercial cleaning cost in Luxembourg (2026)

A €450 net passage with TVA at 17 % becomes €527 all-in — convert to TTC before comparing providers. The super-reduced 3 % rate does not apply to commercial premises; it is reserved for principal-residence renovation.

Frequency effect on unit rate:

• Single one-off deep clean — highest unit rate, typically €1,80–€2,50/m² because the team sets up, travels, works full-depth and leaves
• Weekly recurring — standard contract pattern; rates at the middle of the per-m² range
• Twice-weekly recurring — 20–30 % discount on the per-m² rate because the deep clean load splits across visits
• Daily (Monday to Friday) recurring — 35–45 % discount per visit because 80 % of the work is maintenance rather than reset

What "floor area" means on a quote:

• The cleaned-and-billed area includes circulation, toilets, kitchenette — count usable square metres, not the lease net internal area
• Some providers exclude stairwells and lift lobbies from the billable area and treat them as a separate line item at €25–€60 per visit

The roughly twofold spread between the bottom and the top of the office range reflects real differences in time on site, specialised tasks and access restrictions.

The five drivers that matter:

• Access windows. A late-evening clean after 19 h or a Saturday-morning slot adds 15–25 % on the base rate because of the ITM-declared premium for evening and weekend hours. A night-shift window after 22 h adds 25–40 %.
• Specialist tasks. Disinfection in medical and food-service premises uses specific products, separate colour-coded equipment and more training — the per-m² rate runs 60–80 % higher than standard office cleaning. Periodic floor stripping and re-waxing on linoleum or vinyl is €5–€12 per m² as a once- or twice-yearly line.
• Window and glass. Interior glass surfaces (partitions, reception glass) within reach are often included. Exterior windows above ground-floor height are billed separately at €6–€15 per m² and require a qualified team with height-work training.
• Consumables and restocking. Toilet paper, hand soap, paper towels and bin liners are typically NOT included in the visit fee — the monthly bill adds €30–€120 depending on staff headcount. Some providers include a fixed consumables allowance in the contract.
• Deep-clean events. Quarterly deep cleaning (upholstery, behind-desk dust, cable trays, HVAC grills) sits at €1,50–€2,50 per m² and is a separate line from the weekly maintenance contract.

A written cleaning-scope document is the single best protection on a commercial cleaning contract. Read it line by line — the exclusions matter as much as the headline price.

Included in a typical €450 weekly-contract visit:

• Vacuum and mop of all circulation and office areas
• Dust and wipe-down of all horizontal surfaces at desk height and below
• Toilet cleaning with disinfection of contact surfaces — taps, flushes, handles
• Kitchenette surfaces and sink, including fridge exterior
• Bin emptying and replacement of liners
• Interior glass at reach height (reception desk, partition doors)
• Restocking of client-supplied consumables left in stock
• A written visit log signed by the cleaning lead

Usually NOT included — expect a separate line or a periodic addendum:

• Consumables supply (toilet paper, soap, bin liners) — €30–€120 per month depending on headcount
• Exterior windows above ground floor — €6–€15 per m² per campaign, twice-yearly typical
• Upholstery deep clean — €80–€120 per two-seat sofa, €40–€70 per office chair
• Carpet shampooing — €5–€9 per m² depending on soil level
• Floor stripping and waxing (vinyl, linoleum) — €5–€12 per m² annual or semi-annual
• Exterior terrace sweeping and washing — €2–€4 per m² per visit
• Post-renovation clean-up after works on the site — quoted separately

Red flags in a quote:

• No square-metre figure listed in the scope — the per-visit rate has no anchor and the scope can silently shrink
• No frequency clause on disinfection — a medical client must have explicit weekly or biweekly disinfection terms
• Cleaner headcount per visit not stated — fewer cleaners than planned means corners cut on the same fee
• Insurance cover not named — a declared company should carry RC Pro at minimum €1 500 000 for commercial cleaning

Commercial cleaning in Luxembourg must be delivered by declared cleaners employed by a company holding an Autorisation d'établissement — cash-in-hand cleaning for a business address is a labour-law violation and exposes the client to joint liability.

What the law requires of the provider:

• Autorisation d'établissement issued by the Ministère de l'Économie, Direction générale des classes moyennes, under activity code for cleaning services
• Declaration of every employee with the CCSS (Centre Commun de la Sécurité Sociale) before first hour on site
• Applicable collective agreement — the convention collective du nettoyage de bâtiments fixes minimum hourly wages, evening/weekend/night supplements and working-time rules; the ITM (Inspection du Travail et des Mines) enforces these
• Declared subcontractors — if the main provider uses a subcontractor, the chain must be declared; undeclared subcontracting places liability on the client
• RC Pro insurance with cover appropriate to the commercial context (typical minimum €1 500 000)

What the law requires of the client (you):

• Verification of provider status — request the Autorisation d'établissement number and a recent CCSS attestation before signing
• No direct instructions to individual cleaners — the provider is the employer; dealing directly on schedule or task changes with named individuals can reclassify the relationship as employee-like
• No payment in cash without an invoice — any transfer outside a formal invoice, even at the provider's request, exposes the client

Why it matters in numbers:

• A declared cleaner on the collective agreement costs the employer €22–€28 per hour all-in (wage, social charges, paid holiday, supplements averaged)
• A cash-based "cleaner" at €12–€15 per hour is roughly half that — but the savings sit entirely on the side of skipping declared-labour cost, with legal exposure on both sides
• The fine range for undeclared labour engagement is €2 500 to €25 000 for the client business, and can include hiring-freeze restrictions for repeat offences

TVA at 17 % always applies to commercial cleaning. The super-reduced 3 % rate is a principal-residence renovation mechanism and does not extend to commercial premises, even mixed-use.

Three concrete benchmarks cover most of the commercial cleaning market in Luxembourg — the small practice, the medium office and the large multi-tenant site.

Doctor's office or small clinic — 150 m², three consult rooms, two bathrooms, reception

• Weekly visit — 3 hours, two cleaners: €180–€240 excl. TVA
• Disinfection supplement (daily during respiratory-illness season): +€30–€50 per visit
• Monthly deep clean — equipment wipe-down, cable-tray dust, HVAC grill: €120–€180 additional line
• Total monthly cost at weekly frequency: €900–€1 300 excl. TVA

Medium open-plan office — 500 m², four meeting rooms, two kitchenettes, three bathrooms, 40 desks

• Twice-weekly visit — 5 hours, two cleaners: €320–€450 per visit
• Consumables line — paper, soap, bin liners: €80–€150 per month
• Quarterly deep clean — carpets, upholstery, interior glass: €1 500–€2 500 per campaign
• Total monthly cost at bi-weekly frequency plus consumables: €2 800–€4 000 excl. TVA

Large multi-tenant commercial space — 2 000 m² retail or back-office, two entrances, six bathrooms, staff canteen

• Daily visit (Mon-Fri) — 4 hours, three cleaners: €320–€450 per visit
• Weekend touch-up (Saturday morning): +€150–€250 per visit
• Monthly floor polishing on hard floors: €400–€800 per campaign
• Biannual exterior glass campaign: €1 200–€2 500 per campaign
• Total monthly cost with daily service plus supplements: €7 500–€11 500 excl. TVA

Why the per-m² rate falls as floor area grows:

• Set-up and travel cost is the same for 200 m² and 800 m² — a small share of the former, a tiny share of the latter
• Two cleaners working in parallel cover large floors efficiently; a solo cleaner on a small floor spends proportionally more time on transitions
• Large contracts justify a dedicated team allocation, which reduces lost time between tasks

Cleaning quotes are notoriously hard to compare because providers silently rewrite two variables — the square-metre figure and the included task list — between one quote and another. A tight brief turns "€380 versus €420 versus €540" into a real comparison.

The six checks that matter:

• Square-metre figure in the quote. Require the surface used for pricing in writing. Three providers can quote the same site with surfaces ranging from 450 to 650 m² depending on what they include.
• Cleaner headcount and hours per visit. "One person, 3 hours" and "two people, 2 hours" are both "6 cleaner-hours" but they produce different cleanliness — state the brief.
• Task list, verb by verb. "Clean the toilets" is a task; "disinfect all toilet contact surfaces, scrub bowls, wash basin and taps, mop floor" is a scope. The clearer, the easier to compare.
• Consumables policy. Included-in-rate versus billed-separately versus client-supplied — three very different monthly numbers on the same contract.
• TVA. All three providers on net or all three on TTC — do not mix.
• Proof of compliance. Autorisation d'établissement number, RC Pro certificate, CCSS attestation — these should be volunteered, not extracted.

A clean briefing pack to send all three providers:

• Floor plan as PDF with square-metre annotations per zone
• Frequency desired (weekly, twice-weekly, daily)
• Access constraints — start time window, badges, lift access
• Scope by zone — standard offices versus sanitary versus kitchenette versus storage
• Consumables policy expectation
• Desired contract length (12 months is standard; some providers price break at 24)

Providers quoting from the same pack land within ±15 % of each other on a weekly-contract rate. Wider spreads almost always trace back to a surface rewrite or a task deletion — worth a 15-minute call before assuming the cheapest is the winner.

Commune context:

• Luxembourg-Ville — highest concentration of commercial cleaning providers; widest price range due to premium office buildings
• Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange — strong industrial and retail presence, competitive mid-tier pricing
• Mersch, Ettelbruck, Diekirch — fewer providers, often meaning a 10–15 % premium on short-notice bookings

Beyond the headline per-visit fee, a small set of contract clauses and operational choices account for most budget overruns on commercial cleaning.

Hidden costs to anticipate:

• Annual index uplift. Luxembourg collective-agreement wages track the cost-of-living index (échelle mobile). A contract signed without a clear index-pass-through clause will typically see a 2,5–3 % increase when an indexation round happens mid-contract, and some providers round up to 4–5 %.
• One-off project cleans. Move-in/move-out of a tenant, refresh after an office-layout change or a post-event reset are not in the weekly contract — budget €300–€800 per occurrence.
• Equipment rental for periodic tasks — floor-polisher, carpet extraction machine, window-reach pole — is often invoiced as a line when deployed.
• Consumables price drift. If consumables are included "at current cost", the line can drift by 10–15 % over a year with paper and cleaning-product price inflation.
• Emergency call-out. A water leak, a broken glass, a sudden client visit triggering an extra clean — expect €120–€250 for a same-day additional visit.

Red flags in a contract:

• No mention of the collective agreement (convention collective) in the preamble — the provider is likely paying below scale
• Hours of work specified as "as required" rather than a fixed window — allows corners to be cut when the provider is short-staffed
• No termination clause, or a termination notice longer than three months — Luxembourg market standard is 2 to 3 months
• Cash-in-hand cleaner visiting the premises — even if "for one week to replace", this is undeclared labour
• No recent CCSS attestation on file — provider may be behind on social contributions, which exposes the client to joint-liability procedures

Two questions to ask before signing:

• "May I see the CCSS attestation issued within the last 30 days?"
• "Is the cleaner team I'll meet the one named in the declared-employee list, or a rotating pool?"