Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 49.2% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
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pay 32.0% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
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pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
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pay 77.3% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
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