Cost of living comparison
Italy is 21.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Italy instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.30
|
$15.74
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€12.00
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.97
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.39
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.44
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.55
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$8.02
€7.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.18
|
$38.40
€35.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,573.46
|
$25,887.08
€24,260.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.88
|
$18.65
€17.48
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.37
|
$30.75
€28.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,593.75
|
$608.10
€569.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,418.60
|
$488.80
€458.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.38
|
$151.72
€142.18
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€811.10
|
$459.30
€430.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,533.45
|
$9,604.44
€9,000.87
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.71
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.58
|
$51.79
€48.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.65
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
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pay 5.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.23
|
$80.37
€75.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.60
|
$36.54
€34.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.97
|
$89.56
€83.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.52
|
$114.84
€107.63
|
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