Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 1.8% more expensive than London.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of London, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
London
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
London
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
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pay 2.5% more for transportation
London
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.38
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,746.98
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.19
|
$31.06
€28.84
|
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pay 5.8% less for housing
London
|
Luxembourg
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.88
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.58
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.41
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.11
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
London
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.70
|
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,843.70
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.21
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
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pay 1.3% less for clothing
London
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.88
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.39
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.78
|
$124.74
€115.84
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