Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 30.4% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
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Belgium
|
Luxembourg
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.16
|
$18.85
€17.94
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.32
|
$12.97
€12.35
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.64
|
$3.11
€2.97
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$2.98
€2.84
|
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pay 26.1% more for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.17
|
$3.15
€3.00
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.38
|
$9.88
€9.41
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.23
|
$4.86
€4.63
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.27
|
$4.25
€4.05
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.55
|
$7.68
€7.32
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$1.72
€1.64
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.96
€0.92
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pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.58
|
$6.37
€6.06
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.24
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,307.71
|
$26,949.84
€25,661.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.77
|
$34.01
€32.38
|
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pay 74.4% more for housing
|
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.99
|
$54.60
€51.99
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€776.14
|
$1,768.97
€1,684.41
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€671.39
|
$1,639.77
€1,561.38
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€146.74
|
$211.55
€201.44
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€530.85
|
$1,523.51
€1,450.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,084.04
|
$15,004.68
€14,287.46
|
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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.13
|
$5.20
€4.95
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.34
|
$4.33
€4.13
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.65
|
$6.16
€5.87
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.30
|
$33.59
€31.99
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.88
|
$13.93
€13.27
|
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pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.38
|
$81.75
€77.84
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.24
|
$41.83
€39.83
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.08
|
$96.18
€91.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.13
|
$127.67
€121.57
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