Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 15.0% more expensive than Houston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.2% more in Luxembourg
- Groceries
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pay 12.6% more in Luxembourg
- Transportation
-
pay 58.7% more in Luxembourg
- Housing
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pay 18.5% more in Luxembourg
- Childcare
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pay 15.1% less in Luxembourg
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 14.9% less in Luxembourg
- Clothing
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pay 15.1% more in Luxembourg
The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Houston. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Luxembourg.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Houston, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$18.85
€18.28
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$3.11
€3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.98
€2.89
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Houston
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$9.88
€9.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$4.86
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$7.68
€7.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.19
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.80
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.18
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.72
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.96
€0.93
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$6.37
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$34.01
€32.98
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
|
Houston
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.20
€5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$4.33
€4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$33.59
€32.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
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pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$127.67
€123.81
|
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