Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 34.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.52
|
$2.95
฿102.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.26
|
$5.91
฿205.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.85
|
$0.57
฿19.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$0.32
฿11.20
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.02
|
$1.86
฿64.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.13
|
$8.67
฿301.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.99
|
$6.60
฿229.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
$2.02
฿70.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.23
|
$1.46
฿50.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.36
฿47.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.63
฿22.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.90
฿31.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.83
|
$0.73
฿25.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.73
฿25.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.63
฿21.78
|
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pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.29
|
$4.46
฿155.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.39
฿1,333.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€26,035.36
|
$59,069.18
฿2,051,960.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.99
|
$10.60
฿368.33
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€52.00
|
$15.74
฿546.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,656.43
|
$659.48
฿22,909.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,370.87
|
$314.02
฿10,908.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€190.47
|
$60.89
฿2,115.18
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€797.46
|
$562.72
฿19,547.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,400.18
|
$13,500.26
฿468,975.67
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$2.36
฿82.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.68
|
$2.30
฿80.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.54
|
$4.43
฿153.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€44.03
|
$56.73
฿1,970.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.31
|
$7.97
฿277.01
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.57
|
$59.87
฿2,079.90
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.94
|
$40.54
฿1,408.25
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€100.35
|
$97.44
฿3,384.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€116.43
|
$102.02
฿3,543.86
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