Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 70.2% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$21.99
€20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$10.86
€10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$5.60
€5.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$27,893.04
€26,076.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$31.06
€29.04
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$55.71
€52.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$1,774.61
€1,659.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$1,468.68
€1,373.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$204.06
€190.77
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$854.36
€798.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$18,641.72
€17,427.86
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$47.17
€44.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
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pay 6.1% more for clothing
Athens
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$75.61
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$107.51
€100.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$124.74
€116.62
|
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