Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 24.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
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