Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 26.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Germany, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$20.22
€18.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.22
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
$27,590.69
€25,371.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$29.95
€27.54
|
|
pay 56.0% more for housing
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
$49.80
€45.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.08
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.77
|
$1,475.67
€1,357.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
$164.91
€151.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.32
|
$1,178.26
€1,083.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
$17,310.77
€15,918.69
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.57
|
$44.65
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$12.72
€11.70
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
$61.55
€56.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
$31.61
€29.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
$86.38
€79.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.58
|
$96.33
€88.58
|
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