Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 14.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Jersey
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£30.21
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.27
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Jersey
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Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.38
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£6.00
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.31
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.69
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.44
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.14
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.74
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
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pay 17.2% less for transportation
Jersey
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Luxembourg
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.62
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£52.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.91
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
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pay 2.2% more for housing
Jersey
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Luxembourg
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Luxembourg
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.80
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.93
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£13.09
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
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pay 27.8% less for clothing
Jersey
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Luxembourg
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£98.19
|
$96.33
€89.37
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