Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.9 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$5.80
€5.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
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pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$31.72
€30.42
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$45.62
€43.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$101.28
€97.11
|
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