Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 7.0% cheaper than San Diego.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.1% more in Luxembourg
- Groceries
-
pay 7.9% less in Luxembourg
- Transportation
-
pay 25.1% more in Luxembourg
- Housing
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pay 25.1% less in Luxembourg
- Childcare
-
pay 21.9% less in Luxembourg
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 36.4% less in Luxembourg
- Clothing
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pay 4.8% more in Luxembourg
The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Luxembourg are more expensive than in San Diego. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Luxembourg.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$18.85
€18.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$3.11
€3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.98
€2.89
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$9.88
€9.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$4.86
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$7.68
€7.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.19
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.80
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.18
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.72
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.99
€0.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.96
€0.93
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$6.37
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$34.01
€32.98
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.20
€5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$4.33
€4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$33.59
€32.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$127.67
€123.81
|
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