Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 59.0% more expensive than Puerto Rico.
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
€18.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$127.67
€122.41
|
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