Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 53.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.24
|
$1.96
₫46,089
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.95
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.63
|
$0.59
₫13,944
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$0.38
₫9,026
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$6.92
₫162,546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.37
|
$5.46
₫128,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$1.78
₫41,835
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.40
₫32,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.52
₫12,221
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.78
₫18,250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.49
₫11,607
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.55
₫13,020
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.54
₫12,662
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.05
₫95,125
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.09
|
$8.00
₫187,786
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,470.94
|
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.77
|
$5.93
₫139,362
|
|
pay 80.2% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.16
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,587.36
|
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,412.91
|
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.75
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€807.85
|
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,487.21
|
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$0.94
₫21,981
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.86
₫43,720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.36
|
$24.96
₫586,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.60
|
$3.86
₫90,628
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.94
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.43
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.60
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.08
|
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
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