Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 90.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.54
|
$18.85
€17.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
$12.97
€12.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.97
|
$3.11
€2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$2.98
€2.84
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
$3.15
€3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$9.88
€9.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$4.86
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
$4.25
€4.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.02
|
$7.68
€7.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.72
€1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.19
|
$6.37
€6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.27
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
$26,949.84
€25,661.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.16
|
$34.01
€32.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
$54.60
€51.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€499.30
|
$1,768.97
€1,684.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€373.46
|
$1,639.77
€1,561.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
$211.55
€201.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€393.37
|
$1,523.51
€1,450.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
$15,004.68
€14,287.46
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$5.20
€4.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$4.33
€4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
$6.16
€5.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.39
|
$33.59
€31.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.40
|
$13.93
€13.27
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
$81.75
€77.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$41.83
€39.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
$96.18
€91.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.96
|
$127.67
€121.57
|
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