Cost of living comparison
Paris is 1.2% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Paris instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.25
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€2.98
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.00
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.93
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.16
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
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pay 7.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.20
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,688.09
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.60
|
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.30
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,634.33
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,352.58
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€187.93
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€786.83
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,168.09
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.63
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.44
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
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pay 15.2% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€69.63
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.45
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.01
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€114.88
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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