Cost of living comparison
Austria is 21.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Austria instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.42
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.03
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.08
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.97
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.20
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 12.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.25
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.84
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€793.41
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.66
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.80
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
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pay 8.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€115.84
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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