Cost of living comparison
Rome is 20.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Rome instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.52
|
$19.79
€18.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.26
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.85
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$1.21
€1.13
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pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.02
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.13
|
$8.48
€7.92
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.99
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.23
|
$4.84
€4.51
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.83
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
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pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.29
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.48
€35.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€26,035.36
|
$27,486.24
€25,655.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.99
|
$15.39
€14.37
|
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pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€52.00
|
$30.43
€28.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,656.43
|
$1,171.91
€1,093.86
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,370.87
|
$773.95
€722.41
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€190.47
|
$173.31
€161.77
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€797.46
|
$531.12
€495.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,400.18
|
$8,734.44
€8,152.73
|
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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$5.50
€5.13
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.68
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.54
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€44.03
|
$56.27
€52.52
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.31
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
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pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.57
|
$85.59
€79.89
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.94
|
$36.33
€33.91
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€100.35
|
$97.35
€90.87
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€116.43
|
$123.90
€115.65
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