Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Vatican City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.41
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.71
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Vatican City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.04
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.52
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.98
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.10
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.76
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.83
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,735.80
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.21
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.20
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,849.72
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,552.67
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€177.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,253.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,838.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Vatican City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.89
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.13
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.87
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.44
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Vatican City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.09
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.20
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€78.57
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€96.44
|
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