Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 23.7% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 53.3% more for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.45
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Vaduz
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.17
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.43
|
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.33
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.38
|
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.87
|
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Brussels
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€53.18
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,151.07
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€982.90
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€171.94
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€947.43
|
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,733.26
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.52
|
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.62
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€92.48
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€49.20
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€110.27
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€137.44
|
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
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