Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 90.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$31.06
€28.84
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Greece
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$124.74
€115.84
|
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