Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 46.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.54
€16.24
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.87
€11.65
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
€2.87
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.61
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.47
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
€7.51
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
€5.14
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.47
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
€5.17
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.16
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.29
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.40
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.89
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.95
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
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pay 22.0% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€5.06
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€36.14
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,510.69
€25,043.00
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.00
€23.56
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.59
€48.68
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.92
€1,545.07
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,417.18
€1,391.20
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€143.32
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$894.55
€878.15
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.85
€10,467.37
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
€4.68
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
€3.20
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.58
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.27
€64.08
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.35
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.06
€81.54
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.88
€44.06
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.23
€88.57
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.54
€131.09
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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