Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 27.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Samoa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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