Cost of living comparison
Greece is 29.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Greece instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€16.96
|
$12.71
€11.68
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.76
|
$8.10
€7.44
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
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pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.83
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.44
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.36
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
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pay 8.5% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$8.80
€8.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.72
|
$40.24
€36.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,065.70
|
$22,158.38
€20,353.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.34
|
$13.03
€11.97
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.33
|
$34.83
€32.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,562.11
|
$429.23
€394.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,390.44
|
$358.56
€329.36
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€153.27
|
$172.07
€158.05
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€795.00
|
$341.10
€313.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,304.45
|
$6,725.16
€6,177.39
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.62
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.05
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.05
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€54.48
|
$45.22
€41.54
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.40
|
$8.85
€8.13
|
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pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€71.78
|
$76.36
€70.14
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€39.79
|
$36.41
€33.45
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€90.15
|
$77.82
€71.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€106.36
|
$99.20
€91.12
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