Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 47.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€16.87
|
$2.08
฿73.62
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.69
|
$5.66
฿200.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.58
|
$0.67
฿23.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.43
|
$0.35
฿12.51
|
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pay 36.9% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.60
|
$1.48
฿52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.80
|
$7.99
฿282.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.26
|
$6.46
฿228.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.36
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.41
|
$1.07
฿37.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.20
฿42.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.50
฿17.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.35
|
$0.79
฿28.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.57
|
$0.59
฿20.86
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.62
฿21.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.46
฿16.26
|
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pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.56
|
$4.57
฿161.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.60
|
$24.32
฿860.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€24,929.26
|
$31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.20
|
$9.68
฿342.42
|
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pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.05
|
$17.10
฿604.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,553.60
|
$290.79
฿10,284.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,382.87
|
$207.49
฿7,338.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€152.44
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€790.67
|
$334.45
฿11,828.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,242.92
|
$9,908.05
฿350,425.26
|
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pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.59
|
$1.90
฿67.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.03
|
$1.94
฿68.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.01
|
$3.61
฿127.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€54.18
|
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.33
|
$5.63
฿199.20
|
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pay 36.5% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€71.39
|
$40.39
฿1,428.54
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€39.57
|
$27.03
฿955.98
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€89.65
|
$82.02
฿2,900.89
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€105.78
|
$65.30
฿2,309.38
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