Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 50.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
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pay 40.2% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
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pay 14.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
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