Cost of living comparison
Austria is 14.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Austria instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.13
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.95
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.61
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.81
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€802.96
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.66
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.02
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.52
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.43
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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