Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.9 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB74.73
|
$20.22
€18.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB183.05
|
$11.79
€10.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB20.86
|
$3.13
€2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.56
|
$2.80
€2.56
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB45.55
|
$2.92
€2.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB263.81
|
$8.10
€7.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB198.52
|
$4.95
€4.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB63.57
|
$3.89
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB35.53
|
$5.51
€5.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB39.41
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB15.99
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.15
|
$1.14
€1.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB20.95
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.21
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.06
|
$0.74
€0.67
|
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pay 92.6% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.52
|
$6.00
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB731.83
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB813,914.97
|
$27,590.69
€25,212.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB305.71
|
$29.95
€27.36
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB523.69
|
$49.80
€45.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,011.12
|
$1,699.58
€1,553.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB6,926.27
|
$1,475.67
€1,348.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,599.44
|
$164.91
€150.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB10,895.52
|
$1,178.26
€1,076.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB342,511.50
|
$17,310.77
€15,818.88
|
|
pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB62.01
|
$5.28
€4.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB59.94
|
$3.77
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB116.42
|
$5.97
€5.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,544.98
|
$44.65
€40.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB180.48
|
$12.72
€11.63
|
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pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,130.91
|
$61.55
€56.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB883.90
|
$31.61
€28.89
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,515.19
|
$86.38
€78.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,052.04
|
$96.33
€88.03
|
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