Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 74.2% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$21.44
€20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
$12.86
€12.00
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.89
€3.63
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$3.59
€3.35
|
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pay 49.8% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.15
|
$8.38
€7.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.87
|
$5.80
€5.41
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
$4.18
€3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.56
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
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pay 38.6% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.12
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
$27,027.72
€25,215.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.00
|
$31.72
€29.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
$51.67
€48.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€592.14
|
$1,942.57
€1,812.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€519.96
|
$1,630.61
€1,521.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
$186.56
€174.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€432.15
|
$1,316.93
€1,228.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
$17,684.09
€16,498.66
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.46
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.05
|
$45.62
€42.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.00
|
$15.00
€14.00
|
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pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
$64.15
€59.85
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
$32.76
€30.57
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
$82.52
€76.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€107.65
|
$101.28
€94.49
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