Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.8 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿72.31
|
$18.47
€17.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿196.45
|
$12.80
€11.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.19
|
$2.82
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.29
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿51.53
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿277.62
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿224.31
|
$5.75
€5.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿60.67
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿37.19
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿41.84
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿17.51
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿27.51
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.49
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.45
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿15.97
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
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pay 54.5% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿158.71
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿844.72
|
$24.74
€23.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,086,881.53
|
$27,288.34
€25,470.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿336.32
|
$28.68
€26.77
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿594.00
|
$55.88
€52.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,101.60
|
$1,700.62
€1,587.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,207.71
|
$1,513.73
€1,412.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,717.10
|
$166.86
€155.75
|
|
pay 91.5% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,618.34
|
$865.49
€807.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿344,188.50
|
$12,306.85
€11,487.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿65.94
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿67.55
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿125.51
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,635.00
|
$59.31
€55.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿195.65
|
$13.50
€12.60
|
|
pay 62.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,403.12
|
$78.15
€72.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿938.96
|
$43.32
€40.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,849.26
|
$98.14
€91.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,268.28
|
$115.79
€108.08
|
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