Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 83.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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