Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 29.4% more expensive than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
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Liechtenstein
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.92
CHF35.67
|
$24.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
|
Liechtenstein
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
$6.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
$7.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
$10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
$6.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
$3.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
$2.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
$2.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$4.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$1.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$2.47
|
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pay 5.4% more for transportation
|
Liechtenstein
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
$5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.54
CHF76.43
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,446.74
CHF28,993.76
|
$42,333.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.44
CHF42.40
|
$52.43
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
|
Liechtenstein
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.05
CHF60.81
|
$96.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.03
|
$1,781.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.07
|
$1,389.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.81
CHF138.33
|
$266.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Liechtenstein
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.13
CHF254.78
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,257.24
CHF7,378.51
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liechtenstein
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
CHF6.11
|
$5.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
$6.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
$4.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.16
CHF68.05
|
$109.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
$12.67
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Liechtenstein
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.75
CHF107.01
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
CHF43.31
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.47
CHF146.08
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$209.09
CHF186.84
|
$91.67
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