Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 37.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 78.6% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.51
€20.14
|
$2.02
฿72.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.52
€10.33
|
$5.47
฿196.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
€2.97
|
$0.50
฿17.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.39
€3.33
|
$0.25
฿8.97
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
€3.04
|
$1.85
฿66.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.45
€10.26
|
$8.27
฿297.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.63
|
$6.29
฿226.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
€3.65
|
$1.90
฿68.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.33
€5.23
|
$1.22
฿43.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.18
|
$1.28
฿45.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.76
|
$0.71
฿25.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.20
|
$0.83
฿29.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.83
|
$0.68
฿24.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.74
|
$0.64
฿23.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.14
|
$0.54
฿19.28
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€6.01
|
$4.71
฿169.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.45
฿1,346.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,382.95
€24,917.61
|
$57,621.83
฿2,070,902.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.66
€28.14
|
$10.92
฿392.44
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.86
€56.79
|
$16.35
฿587.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,773.25
€1,740.74
|
$544.76
฿19,578.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,507.76
€1,480.12
|
$285.41
฿10,257.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.55
€228.29
|
$61.11
฿2,196.38
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,250.62
€1,227.69
|
$500.13
฿17,974.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,545.12
€15,260.13
|
$14,957.96
฿537,582.48
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
€5.42
|
$2.30
฿82.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.55
|
$1.90
฿68.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.58
|
$4.32
฿155.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.59
€61.44
|
$58.39
฿2,098.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.62
€12.39
|
$7.20
฿258.86
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.31
€90.61
|
$56.10
฿2,016.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.57
€37.86
|
$36.40
฿1,308.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.40
€112.30
|
$85.34
฿3,067.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.04
€153.17
|
$95.73
฿3,440.52
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bangkok. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.