Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 50.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.62
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.87
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.06
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
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pay 37.3% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.04
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.18
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€5.02
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.54
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.25
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.84
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
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pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.32
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€26,156.70
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€29.13
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
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pay 78.6% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€52.24
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,664.14
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,377.26
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€191.36
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€801.18
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,481.27
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.69
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€44.23
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
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pay 37.4% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.90
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€37.12
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€100.82
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€116.97
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
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