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
€17.01
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.79
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.60
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.30
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.38
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.45
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
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
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.60
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.78
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,131.20
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.41
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.46
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,566.19
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,394.07
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€153.67
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€797.07
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,333.99
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€54.62
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.43
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€71.97
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€39.89
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€90.38
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€106.64
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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