Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 0.8% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.59
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
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pay 16.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
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pay 0.6% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
United Kingdom
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$7.22
£5.59
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,371.93
|
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.54
|
$16.98
£13.14
|
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pay 11.1% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.80
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.90
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,357.00
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.64
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
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pay 12.7% more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.51
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,918.69
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
United Kingdom
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.06
|
$43.82
£33.91
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.70
|
$12.87
£9.96
|
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pay 13.2% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.60
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.07
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.44
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.58
|
$94.66
£73.27
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