Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 59.0% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.6% more in Luxembourg
- Groceries
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pay 2.6% more in Luxembourg
- Transportation
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pay 41.1% more in Luxembourg
- Housing
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pay 77.2% more in Luxembourg
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Luxembourg
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.5% more in Luxembourg
- Clothing
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pay 37.5% more in Luxembourg
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$18.85
€16.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$12.97
€11.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$3.11
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$2.98
€2.67
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$3.15
€2.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$9.88
€8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$4.86
€4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$4.25
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$7.68
€6.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.19
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.80
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.18
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.72
€1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.99
€0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.96
€0.86
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$6.37
€5.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$26,949.84
€24,144.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$34.01
€30.47
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$54.60
€48.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$1,768.97
€1,584.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$1,639.77
€1,469.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$211.55
€189.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$1,523.51
€1,364.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$15,004.68
€13,442.56
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$5.20
€4.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$4.33
€3.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$6.16
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$33.59
€30.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$13.93
€12.48
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$81.75
€73.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$41.83
€37.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$96.18
€86.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$127.67
€114.38
|
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