Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$10.86
€10.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$5.60
€5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 85.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$6.74
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
$27,893.04
€26,055.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
$31.06
€29.01
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$55.71
€52.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$1,774.61
€1,657.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$1,468.68
€1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$204.06
€190.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
$854.36
€798.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
$18,641.72
€17,413.34
|
|
pay 98.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$47.17
€44.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$75.61
€70.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
$107.51
€100.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
$124.74
€116.52
|
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