Cost of living comparison
Australia is 7.9% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Australia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.37
|
$16.79
A$25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.96
|
$9.81
A$14.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.15
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.72
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.43
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.05
|
$5.75
A$8.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
$3.86
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$3.99
A$5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$2.00
A$2.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$4.73
A$7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$84.46
A$125.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,370.09
|
$27,859.34
A$41,525.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.89
|
$18.12
A$27.02
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.55
|
$55.36
A$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,725.90
|
$1,258.08
A$1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,337.47
|
$971.44
A$1,447.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€161.17
|
$141.88
A$211.48
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,080.57
|
$1,377.23
A$2,052.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,449.28
|
$14,720.56
A$21,941.73
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.98
|
$6.69
A$9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.54
|
$3.60
A$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
$28.13
A$41.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€35.10
|
$53.84
A$80.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$13.24
A$19.74
|
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pay 32.1% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.44
|
$75.27
A$112.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.49
|
$54.30
A$80.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€79.22
|
$102.43
A$152.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€88.34
|
$118.12
A$176.06
|
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