Cost of living comparison
Italy is 19.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Italy instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.10
|
$15.81
€14.15
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.56
|
$10.17
€9.10
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.80
|
$2.51
€2.24
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.51
|
$1.21
€1.08
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pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.61
|
$2.05
€1.84
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.25
|
$6.81
€6.10
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.43
|
$5.59
€5.00
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.49
|
$3.41
€3.05
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€4.94
|
$5.01
€4.49
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.07
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.86
€0.77
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.02
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.72
|
$1.28
€1.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.65
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.70
€0.62
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pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.37
|
$7.33
€6.56
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€34.23
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€24,697.39
|
$26,985.59
€24,155.75
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€26.80
|
$19.55
€17.50
|
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pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€44.58
|
$29.86
€26.73
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,521.35
|
$660.64
€591.36
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,320.93
|
$504.89
€451.94
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€147.61
|
$158.99
€142.32
|
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pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,054.70
|
$519.28
€464.83
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,495.48
|
$9,615.09
€8,606.80
|
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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.72
|
$4.97
€4.45
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.38
|
$1.67
€1.49
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.35
|
$6.16
€5.52
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€39.97
|
$52.41
€46.92
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.39
|
$9.51
€8.52
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pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€55.09
|
$76.74
€68.70
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€28.29
|
$34.05
€30.48
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€77.33
|
$84.06
€75.24
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€86.23
|
$115.51
€103.40
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