Cost of living comparison
Greece is 29.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Greece instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.13
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.95
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.61
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.81
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€802.96
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.66
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.02
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.52
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.43
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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