Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 18.5% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.54
|
$20.22
€18.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.39
|
$11.79
€10.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.52
|
$3.13
€2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.18
|
$2.80
€2.52
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.00
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€5.99
|
$8.10
€7.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.92
|
$4.95
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.85
|
$3.89
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.31
|
$5.51
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.99
|
$1.19
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.08
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.73
€0.66
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.61
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
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pay 3.1% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.37
|
$6.00
€5.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€45.69
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,137.78
|
$27,590.69
€24,862.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.24
|
$29.95
€26.98
|
|
pay 55.3% more for housing
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€45.55
|
$49.80
€44.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€728.33
|
$1,699.58
€1,531.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€619.96
|
$1,475.67
€1,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€151.93
|
$164.91
€148.60
|
|
pay 54.3% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€530.20
|
$1,178.26
€1,061.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,403.41
|
$17,310.77
€15,599.25
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.85
|
$5.28
€4.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.10
|
$3.77
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.65
|
$5.97
€5.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.31
|
$44.65
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€10.79
|
$12.72
€11.46
|
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pay 21.1% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€83.79
|
$61.55
€55.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€37.26
|
$31.61
€28.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€78.46
|
$86.38
€77.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€117.29
|
$96.33
€86.81
|
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