Cost of living comparison
Washington is 41.7% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Washington instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.36
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.05
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.87
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.08
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.29
|
$173.48
|
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