Cost of living comparison
Marshall Islands is 14.2% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.6% less in Marshall Islands
- Groceries
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pay 2.1 times more in Marshall Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 27.3% less in Marshall Islands
- Housing
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pay 18.8% less in Marshall Islands
- Childcare
-
pay 83.2% less in Marshall Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 12.4% less in Marshall Islands
- Clothing
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pay 38.9% less in Marshall Islands
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Marshall Islands. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Marshall Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.28
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.02
|
$1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.89
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.59
|
$14.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.71
|
$8.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
$4.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.45
|
$4.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$3.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$3.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.67
|
$5.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$2.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$2.49
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.17
|
$6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
$18,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.98
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Marshall Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
$833.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
$191.13
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
$3,570.00
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€5.04
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.20
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.58
|
$33.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.51
|
?? | |
pay 38.9% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Marshall Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
$57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
$35.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€123.81
|
$54.00
|
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