Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 2.0 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Castries, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
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Castries
|
Vaduz
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
pay 63.2% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
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pay 43.1% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
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