Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.7 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 74.2% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Brazil
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
|
pay 59.3% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$115.79
€107.53
|
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