Cost of living comparison
Canada is 18.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Canada instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Canada
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.42
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.03
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
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pay 2.3% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Canada
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.08
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.97
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.20
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
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pay 32.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Canada
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.25
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.84
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Canada
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Canada
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€793.41
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Canada
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.66
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.80
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
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pay 22.4% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€115.84
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
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