Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.5 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.55
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
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pay 1.1% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$5.80
€5.56
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
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pay 15.8% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$31.72
€30.42
|
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pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
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pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$45.62
€43.74
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 30.9% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$101.28
€97.11
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