Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 15.4% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Israel, you would:
pay 10.5% more for restaurants
Israel
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.57
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.10
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.57
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.90
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Israel
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.45
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.70
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.61
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.82
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.51
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.12
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.48
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.13
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Israel
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.99
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪204.15
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪143,114.27
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.87
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 56.2% more for housing
Israel
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.17
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,704.01
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,201.46
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪647.41
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 43.5% more for childcare
Israel
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,246.08
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,497.12
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.23
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.53
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.62
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪244.48
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.33
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
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pay 31.7% less for clothing
Israel
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪329.54
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.99
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪428.01
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪486.93
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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