Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 90.3% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$127.67
€122.41
|
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