Cost of living comparison
Houston is 2.5% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.7% less in Houston
- Groceries
-
pay 1.6% less in Houston
- Transportation
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pay 21.6% less in Houston
- Housing
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pay 11.4% less in Houston
- Childcare
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pay 24.5% more in Houston
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.1% more in Houston
- Clothing
-
pay 7.1% less in Houston
The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Houston are more expensive than in Luxembourg. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Houston.
If you lived in Houston instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.28
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
$9.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.02
|
$2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.89
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
$2.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.59
|
$6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.71
|
$3.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
$3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.45
|
$5.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$1.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.67
|
$1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.17
|
$2.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
$36,278.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.98
|
$18.79
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
$66.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
$1,582.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
$1,189.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
$148.41
|
|
pay 24.5% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
$1,457.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
$23,000.00
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€5.04
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.20
|
$5.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
$9.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.58
|
$39.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.51
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
$47.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
$43.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
$103.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€123.81
|
$132.12
|
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