Cost of living comparison
Germany is 10.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Germany instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.13
|
$12.84
€11.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 52.3% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$8.31
€7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.95
|
$73.47
€68.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.61
|
$21.90
€20.32
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
$759.74
€704.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
$577.93
€536.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.81
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€802.96
|
$325.78
€302.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Germany
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.66
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.27
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.02
|
$34.77
€32.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.52
|
$12.08
€11.20
|
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pay 4.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.43
|
$113.48
€105.28
|
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