Cost of living comparison
Sacramento is 19.5% more expensive than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.3% less in Sacramento
- Groceries
-
pay 42.3% more in Sacramento
- Transportation
-
pay 10.6% less in Sacramento
- Housing
-
pay 29.9% more in Sacramento
- Childcare
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pay 49.8% more in Sacramento
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.9% more in Sacramento
- Clothing
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pay 5.5% less in Sacramento
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Sacramento are more expensive than in Luxembourg. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Sacramento.
If you lived in Sacramento instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.28
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.02
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.89
|
$2.12
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
$4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.59
|
$8.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.71
|
$4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
$4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.45
|
$7.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$1.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.67
|
$3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.17
|
$4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
$36,753.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.98
|
$18.91
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
$81.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
$2,096.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
$1,803.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
$299.86
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
$1,517.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€5.04
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.20
|
$5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.58
|
$61.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.51
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
$53.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
$52.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
$87.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€123.81
|
$122.50
|
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