Cost of living comparison
Greece is 32.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Greece instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.54
€16.24
|
$11.58
€11.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.87
€11.65
|
$7.08
€6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
€2.87
|
$1.87
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.61
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.47
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
€7.51
|
$4.56
€4.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
€5.14
|
$5.03
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.47
|
$3.33
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
€5.17
|
$3.34
€3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.16
|
$0.79
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.29
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.40
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.89
|
$0.46
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.95
|
$0.41
€0.40
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€5.06
|
$8.41
€8.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€36.14
|
$36.15
€35.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,510.69
€25,043.00
|
$19,836.21
€19,472.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.00
€23.56
|
$12.35
€12.12
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.59
€48.68
|
$33.91
€33.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.92
€1,545.07
|
$377.49
€370.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,417.18
€1,391.20
|
$296.91
€291.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€143.32
|
$138.63
€136.09
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$894.55
€878.15
|
$323.64
€317.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.85
€10,467.37
|
$6,014.67
€5,904.41
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
€4.68
|
$3.93
€3.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
€3.20
|
$3.06
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.58
|
$4.73
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.27
€64.08
|
$41.50
€40.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.35
|
$8.16
€8.01
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.06
€81.54
|
$70.87
€69.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.88
€44.06
|
$32.81
€32.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.23
€88.57
|
$73.51
€72.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.54
€131.09
|
$94.08
€92.35
|
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