Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 0.4% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Brussels
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Brussels
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Brussels
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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