Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Luxembourg
  3. China
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 48.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.

If you lived in China instead of Luxembourg, you would:
local_dining

pay 79.7% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.57
€16.28
$3.38
CN¥22.94
-81.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.48
€11.82
$5.09
CN¥34.49
-62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.23
€2.84
$0.50
CN¥3.37
-84.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $3.12
€2.73
$0.31
CN¥2.09
-90.1%
Average -79.7%
Luxembourg vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 35.3% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.64
€2.31
$1.67
CN¥11.34
-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.22
€8.09
$6.37
CN¥43.23
-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
€4.79
$7.30
CN¥49.52
+33.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.51
€3.08
$1.88
CN¥12.72
-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $6.45
€5.65
$1.90
CN¥12.89
-70.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.29
€1.13
$0.88
CN¥5.94
-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.93
€0.82
$0.56
CN¥3.82
-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.30
€1.14
$0.85
CN¥5.77
-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.02
€0.89
$0.59
CN¥4.00
-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.80
€0.70
$0.44
CN¥2.97
-45.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.78
€0.68
$0.44
CN¥2.98
-43.6%
Average -35.3%
Luxembourg vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 44.0% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.16
€4.52
$3.98
CN¥27.02
-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass $29.47
€25.84
$17.52
CN¥118.82
-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,042.27
€24,590.29
$20,890.38
CN¥141,686.89
-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $32.50
€28.50
$4.09
CN¥27.77
-87.4%
Average -44.0%
Luxembourg vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 76.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $58.81
€51.57
$13.68
CN¥92.76
-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,626.66
€1,426.42
$374.47
CN¥2,539.80
-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,287.76
€1,129.24
$233.99
CN¥1,587.05
-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $143.99
€126.27
$40.53
CN¥274.86
-71.9%
Average -76.8%
Luxembourg vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 36.0% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,373.05
€1,204.03
$428.59
CN¥2,906.85
-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,726.80
€14,667.74
$16,190.61
CN¥109,811.20
-3.2%
Average -36.0%
Luxembourg vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.30
€4.65
$1.02
CN¥6.89
-80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.84
€3.37
$3.84
CN¥26.06
+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.34
€5.56
$3.18
CN¥21.54
-49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $78.79
€69.09
$40.09
CN¥271.89
-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.53
€10.98
$6.20
CN¥42.03
-50.5%
Average -46.1%
Luxembourg vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.0% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $90.83
€79.65
$64.09
CN¥434.70
-29.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $47.02
€41.24
$37.80
CN¥256.39
-19.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.43
€83.68
$91.61
CN¥621.35
-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $139.34
€122.18
$84.88
CN¥575.66
-39.1%
Average -23.0%
Luxembourg vs. China - Cost of clothing
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