Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 62.4% more expensive than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$3.59
€3.40
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$8.38
€7.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
$5.80
€5.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$1.21
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$0.95
€0.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
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pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$6.12
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$31.72
€30.09
|
|
pay 64.1% more for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
$7.23
€6.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$4.34
€4.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
$45.62
€43.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$15.00
€14.23
|
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pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$101.28
€96.05
|
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