Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 3.0 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 76.7% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
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