Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 28.8% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of France, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
France
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
France
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
France
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 92.8% more for housing
France
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
France
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
France
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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