Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 34.1% more expensive than Mississippi.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 45.1% more for restaurants
|
Mississippi
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.21
|
$18.85
€18.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
|
Mississippi
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
|
$9.88
€9.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
|
$7.68
€7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.96
€0.93
|
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pay 81.1% more for transportation
|
Mississippi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
$34.01
€32.65
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
|
Mississippi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.79
|
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.32
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
|
Mississippi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mississippi
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$5.20
€4.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.53
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
|
$33.59
€32.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.91
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Mississippi
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.46
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.86
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.22
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.17
|
$127.67
€122.55
|
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