Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 74.5% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.35
|
$20.22
€18.23
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.13
|
$11.79
€10.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.77
|
$3.13
€2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.57
|
$2.80
€2.52
|
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pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.23
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.88
|
$8.10
€7.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.46
|
$4.95
€4.46
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.69
|
$3.89
€3.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.85
|
$5.51
€4.97
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.19
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.74
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.92
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.73
€0.66
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
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pay 26.9% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.04
|
$6.00
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.19
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,066.01
|
$27,590.69
€24,884.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.21
|
$29.95
€27.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.62
|
$49.80
€44.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€477.23
|
$1,699.58
€1,532.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€366.53
|
$1,475.67
€1,330.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€160.85
|
$164.91
€148.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€316.35
|
$1,178.26
€1,062.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,005.24
|
$17,310.77
€15,612.88
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.81
|
$5.28
€4.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.17
|
$3.77
€3.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
$5.97
€5.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€41.96
|
$44.65
€40.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.05
|
$12.72
€11.47
|
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pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€75.58
|
$61.55
€55.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.09
|
$31.61
€28.51
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€78.27
|
$86.38
€77.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€86.87
|
$96.33
€86.88
|
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