Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 28.0% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$31.06
€28.84
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
Ireland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
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pay 17.4% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$124.74
€115.84
|
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