Cost of living comparison
George Town is 41.8% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in George Town instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.07
|
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.96
|
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.20
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.82
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.25
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.82
|
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pay 67.3% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€792.64
|
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.66
|
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.76
|
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 68.4% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€115.73
|
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
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