Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 5.4 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vaduz
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vaduz
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$68.05
CHF60.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,273.56
CHF1,130.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,216.54
CHF1,080.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
|
pay 17.3 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
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