Cost of living comparison
Spain is 28.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Spain instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.59
|
$13.31
€12.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.85
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.88
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,376.53
|
$33,659.33
€30,958.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.54
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.80
|
$33.81
€31.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,563.19
|
$828.43
€761.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,357.25
|
$665.31
€611.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.67
|
$106.67
€98.11
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.70
|
$381.14
€350.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,921.58
|
$7,410.38
€6,815.70
|
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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.07
|
$43.03
€39.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.70
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
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pay 0.1% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.61
|
$73.08
€67.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.07
|
$31.46
€28.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.45
|
$75.09
€69.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.60
|
$91.97
€84.59
|
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