Cost of living comparison
Australia is 6.5% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Australia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.24
|
$15.31
A$23.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.95
|
$8.98
A$13.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.63
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$2.05
A$3.10
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$2.00
A$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.37
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$3.52
A$5.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$3.56
A$5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 36.7% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.95
A$7.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.09
|
$81.92
A$123.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,470.94
|
$22,079.60
A$33,352.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.77
|
$15.28
A$23.07
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.16
|
$55.83
A$84.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,587.36
|
$1,119.19
A$1,690.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,412.91
|
$889.00
A$1,342.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.75
|
$120.53
A$182.08
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€807.85
|
$1,373.48
A$2,074.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,487.21
|
$11,458.00
A$17,308.16
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$5.72
A$8.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$3.30
A$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$24.53
A$37.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.36
|
$46.71
A$70.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.60
|
$12.25
A$18.51
|
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pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Australia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.94
|
$71.47
A$107.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.43
|
$41.82
A$63.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.60
|
$101.71
A$153.64
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.08
|
$106.56
A$160.97
|
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