Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 30.4% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Germany, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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