Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.9% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Washington, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$18.47
€17.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$12.80
€11.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$2.82
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Washington
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$5.75
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$3.67
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$5.92
€5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Washington
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$6.08
€5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$24.74
€22.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$27,288.34
€25,131.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$28.68
€26.41
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Washington
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$55.88
€51.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$1,700.62
€1,566.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$1,513.73
€1,394.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$166.86
€153.67
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$865.49
€797.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$12,306.85
€11,333.99
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$59.31
€54.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$13.50
€12.43
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Washington
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$78.15
€71.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$43.32
€39.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$98.14
€90.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$115.79
€106.64
|
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