Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 54.4% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Italy, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$21.99
€20.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$3.06
€2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Italy
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$3.24
€2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$10.86
€10.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$5.35
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$5.60
€5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$6.74
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$27,893.04
€25,688.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$31.06
€28.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Italy
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$55.71
€51.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$1,774.61
€1,634.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$1,468.68
€1,352.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$204.06
€187.93
|
|
pay 90.0% more for childcare
Italy
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$854.36
€786.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$18,641.72
€17,168.09
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$3.94
€3.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$47.17
€43.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
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pay 7.8% more for clothing
Italy
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$75.61
€69.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$39.58
€36.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$107.51
€99.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$124.74
€114.88
|
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