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Luxembourg Leads EU Price Index, Costs 2.5× Romania

6/25/2026

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Luxembourg tops Eurostat’s price index, with costs about 2.5 times Romania’s, making it the EU’s costliest country.
Iceland’s prices are 83.7 % above the EU average and Switzerland’s 81 % above.
Germany’s basket is 9.1 % above the EU average, Spain’s 8.9 % below, creating an €18 gap.
North Macedonia’s €49.7 basket is the cheapest, with Turkey, Bosnia, Romania and Bulgaria sitting far below the EU average, attributed to higher wages and GDP per capita.

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Luxembourg tops Eurostat’s price index, with costs about 2.5 times Romania’s, making it the EU’s costliest country.
Iceland’s prices are 83.7 % above the EU average and Switzerland’s 81 % above.
Germany’s basket is 9.1 % above the EU average, Spain’s 8.9 % below, creating an €18 gap.
North Macedonia’s €49.7 basket is the cheapest, with Turkey, Bosnia, Romania and Bulgaria sitting far below the EU average, attributed to higher wages and GDP per capita.