Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 59.3% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$10.86
€10.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$5.60
€5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 62.9% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.17
|
$6.74
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
$27,893.04
€26,055.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$31.06
€29.01
|
|
pay 58.7% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
$55.71
€52.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
$1,774.61
€1,657.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.18
|
$1,468.68
€1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
$204.06
€190.61
|
|
pay 79.9% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.27
|
$854.36
€798.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
$18,641.72
€17,413.34
|
|
pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.05
|
$47.17
€44.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.70
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
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pay 12.7% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
$75.61
€70.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
$107.51
€100.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.19
|
$124.74
€116.52
|
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