Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 17.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Tonga
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 108.0 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.72
€11.80
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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