Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 54.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.62
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.87
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.06
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.04
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.18
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€5.02
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.54
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.25
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.84
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.32
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€26,156.70
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€29.13
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€52.24
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,664.14
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,377.26
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€191.36
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€801.18
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,481.27
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.69
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€44.23
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.90
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€37.12
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€100.82
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€116.97
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
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