Cost of living comparison
Austria is 36.2% cheaper than Lucerne.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lucerne, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Lucerne
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.39
CHF27.55
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.47
CHF14.02
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
CHF3.72
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.41
CHF3.09
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Lucerne
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
CHF3.21
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.61
CHF12.33
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
CHF6.83
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.93
CHF6.28
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.26
CHF12.92
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.34
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.90
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF1.00
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
CHF2.37
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CHF0.88
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Lucerne
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
CHF7.00
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.85
CHF79.63
|
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.21
CHF38.26
|
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
Lucerne
|
Austria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
CHF47.21
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.36
CHF1,482.46
|
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,565.38
CHF1,419.02
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.20
CHF168.79
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Lucerne
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,166.86
CHF1,964.25
|
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,305.79
CHF34,724.20
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lucerne
|
Austria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF7.01
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
CHF5.01
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.50
CHF75.70
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.89
CHF18.03
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
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pay 27.1% less for clothing
Lucerne
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.83
CHF117.70
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.98
CHF63.44
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.22
CHF118.95
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.28
CHF123.54
|
$125.31
€116.26
|
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