Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 43.0% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$21.06
€19.54
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$3.42
€3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$30.32
€28.13
|
|
pay 39.3% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$38.16
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
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pay 13.3% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$96.05
€89.11
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