Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 14.3% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.00
|
$20.22
€18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
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Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.29
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.05
|
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.17
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.67
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.93
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.64
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,166.67
|
$27,590.69
€25,371.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.58
|
$29.95
€27.54
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.40
|
$49.80
€45.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,761.25
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,274.93
|
$1,475.67
€1,357.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.03
|
$164.91
€151.64
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$1,178.26
€1,083.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,100.00
|
$17,310.77
€15,918.69
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$119.50
|
$44.65
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.88
|
$12.72
€11.70
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$61.55
€56.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$31.61
€29.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$86.38
€79.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$96.33
€88.58
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