Cost of living comparison
George Town is 58.9% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in George Town instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 71.1% more for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 32.0% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.74
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.11
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
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