Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 75.9% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 95.8% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$18.47
€17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$24.74
€23.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$28.68
€26.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Portugal
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Portugal
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$865.49
€808.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
|
pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$59.31
€55.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$13.50
€12.61
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$115.79
€108.16
|
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