Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 45.0% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
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