Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.4 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$21.99
€20.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$10.86
€10.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$5.35
€4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$27,893.04
€25,902.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$31.06
€28.84
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$55.71
€51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$1,774.61
€1,648.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$1,468.68
€1,363.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$204.06
€189.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$854.36
€793.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$18,641.72
€17,311.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$47.17
€43.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 84.7% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$75.61
€70.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$107.51
€99.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$124.74
€115.84
|
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