Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 5.0% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
$5.80
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
$31.72
€30.42
|
|
pay 26.7% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
|
pay 83.7% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
$45.62
€43.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
$101.28
€97.11
|
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