Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 35.0% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 20.5% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 72.3% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 35.3% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.5% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 19.0% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.28
|
$2.91
THB100.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.58
|
$5.83
THB201.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€3.02
|
$0.62
THB21.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.89
|
$0.29
THB10.07
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.05
|
$1.52
THB52.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.59
|
$11.74
THB405.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.71
|
$7.32
THB252.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.12
|
$2.27
THB78.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.45
|
$1.31
THB45.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.15
|
$1.47
THB50.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.78
|
$0.73
THB25.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$1.04
THB35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.67
|
$0.80
THB27.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.96
|
$0.71
THB24.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.62
THB21.47
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.17
|
$4.47
THB154.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,356.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€26,135.71
|
$55,345.18
THB1,909,538.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.98
|
$10.34
THB356.78
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.95
|
$15.36
THB529.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,715.53
|
$571.31
THB19,711.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,590.23
|
$301.88
THB10,415.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€205.16
|
$67.33
THB2,323.07
|
|
pay 35.3% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,477.49
|
$632.63
THB21,827.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,551.41
|
$13,191.37
THB455,133.16
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€5.04
|
$2.33
THB80.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.20
|
$2.58
THB89.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.98
|
$4.20
THB144.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.58
|
$54.58
THB1,883.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.51
|
$7.28
THB251.26
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€79.28
|
$55.27
THB1,906.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.57
|
$34.84
THB1,202.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€93.28
|
$97.10
THB3,350.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€123.81
|
$92.12
THB3,178.38
|
|
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