Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 58.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 82.0% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.09
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.49
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.38
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.65
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.99
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.25
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.55
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
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