Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.9 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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