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
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Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.54
€14.50
|
$1.81
฿61.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.87
€10.41
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
€2.57
|
$0.64
฿21.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.34
|
$0.32
฿10.86
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.20
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
€6.71
|
$7.53
฿255.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
€4.59
|
$6.27
฿212.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.10
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
€4.62
|
$0.98
฿33.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.04
|
$1.08
฿36.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.52
฿17.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.15
|
$0.77
฿26.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.25
|
$0.55
฿18.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.79
|
$0.53
฿18.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.41
฿14.00
|
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pay 22.0% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.52
|
$4.64
฿157.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€32.29
|
$23.16
฿785.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,510.69
€22,370.35
|
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.00
€21.04
|
$6.73
฿228.41
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.59
€43.49
|
$19.03
฿645.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.92
€1,380.17
|
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,417.18
€1,242.72
|
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€128.02
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$894.55
€784.44
|
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.85
€9,350.26
|
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
€4.18
|
$1.92
฿65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
€2.86
|
$1.72
฿58.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€4.98
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.27
€57.24
|
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.03
|
$5.07
฿171.84
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.06
€72.84
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.88
€39.36
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.23
€79.12
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.54
€117.10
|
$64.24
฿2,178.90
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