Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
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Bangkok
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB92.53
|
$21.06
€19.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB185.05
|
$11.91
€10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.31
|
$3.42
€3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.49
|
$3.33
€3.00
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.95
|
$2.95
€2.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB322.52
|
$8.08
€7.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB220.04
|
$5.49
€4.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB74.06
|
$3.92
€3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.48
|
$5.50
€4.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.67
|
$1.19
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.44
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.03
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.85
|
$1.99
€1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.09
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.48
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
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pay 62.4% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.68
|
$6.17
€5.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,202.84
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,711,730.04
|
$27,583.68
€24,889.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB350.82
|
$30.32
€27.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB502.51
|
$51.70
€46.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,301.28
|
$1,876.48
€1,693.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,595.91
|
$1,454.17
€1,312.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,336.74
|
$175.23
€158.12
|
|
pay 72.5% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,511.21
|
$1,174.85
€1,060.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB410,661.70
|
$18,971.77
€17,118.66
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.39
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.97
|
$3.85
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB138.79
|
$5.96
€5.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,925.11
|
$38.16
€34.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB231.31
|
$13.00
€11.73
|
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pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,796.89
|
$61.37
€55.37
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,310.81
|
$33.16
€29.92
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,393.79
|
$86.13
€77.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,086.63
|
$96.05
€86.67
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