Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 15.4% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Virginia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.26
|
$18.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.97
|
$9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.96
|
$5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.54
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.69
|
$3.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.13
|
$111.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,511.46
|
$24,932.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.81
|
$15.06
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.24
|
$73.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,589.89
|
$1,780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,415.16
|
$1,318.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.00
|
$144.26
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Virginia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€809.13
|
$1,242.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,505.49
|
$20,459.85
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.70
|
$5.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.18
|
$7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.44
|
$54.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.62
|
$12.69
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Virginia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.06
|
$45.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.50
|
$34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.75
|
$78.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.25
|
$107.39
|
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