Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 69.2% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Finland, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
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Finland
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.61
|
$18.85
€18.09
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
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pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.55
|
$9.88
€9.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.10
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.17
|
$7.68
€7.38
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.96
€0.93
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pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.34
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.09
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.62
|
$34.01
€32.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.35
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€705.02
|
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€580.49
|
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€93.01
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.72
|
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€7.00
|
$5.20
€4.99
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.06
|
$33.59
€32.25
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.97
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
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pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.14
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.93
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.80
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.21
|
$127.67
€122.55
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