Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 0.3% more expensive than Canberra.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Canberra
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Canberra
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$10.86
€10.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$5.60
€5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$6.74
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.16
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,632.59
|
$27,893.04
€26,055.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
$31.06
€29.01
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Canberra
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$55.71
€52.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.53
|
$1,774.61
€1,657.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.62
|
$1,468.68
€1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.50
|
$204.06
€190.61
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.80
|
$854.36
€798.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,756.43
|
$18,641.72
€17,413.34
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$47.17
€44.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$75.61
€70.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.02
|
$107.51
€100.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.35
|
$124.74
€116.52
|
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