Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.9% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Washington instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€17.87
|
$20.67
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.30
|
$11.36
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.83
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€2.98
|
$3.73
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.37
|
$6.70
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.61
|
$4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.03
|
$3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.29
|
$5.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.63
|
$1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.21
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.14
|
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pay 17.7% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$4.34
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,558.20
|
$34,230.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.25
|
$17.60
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€51.78
|
$66.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,677.62
|
$1,678.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,555.09
|
$1,500.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€200.62
|
$139.02
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,444.84
|
$1,651.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,229.87
|
$25,288.69
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.93
|
$6.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$5.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$10.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€31.86
|
$56.78
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$13.67
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€77.53
|
$52.46
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€39.67
|
$40.64
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€91.22
|
$85.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€121.08
|
$108.76
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