Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 16.6% more expensive than Illinois.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
Illinois
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Illinois
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Illinois
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
Illinois
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Illinois
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$115.79
€107.53
|
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