Cost of living comparison
Spain is 31.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Spain instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.13
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
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
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.95
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.61
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.81
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€802.96
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.66
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.02
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.52
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.43
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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