Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 49.9% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Norway, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
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Norway
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
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pay 4.9% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
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pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$127.67
€122.41
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