Cost of living comparison
Austria is 14.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Austria instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.24
|
$15.13
€14.13
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.95
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.63
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
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pay 12.4% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.37
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$5.30
€4.94
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.70
€0.65
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pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.09
|
$48.12
€44.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,470.94
|
$25,940.65
€24,213.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.77
|
$19.81
€18.49
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.16
|
$37.53
€35.03
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,587.36
|
$743.38
€693.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,412.91
|
$621.91
€580.49
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.75
|
$222.11
€207.32
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€807.85
|
$416.59
€388.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,487.21
|
$8,210.34
€7,663.53
|
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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.36
|
$41.56
€38.79
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.60
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
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pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.94
|
$75.76
€70.71
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.43
|
$38.64
€36.07
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.60
|
$85.33
€79.65
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.08
|
$110.53
€103.17
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