Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 3.0 times more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Palikir
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$39.92
CHF35.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$17.11
CHF15.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$3.99
CHF3.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.99
CHF3.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Palikir
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$3.83
CHF3.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$12.83
CHF11.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$10.32
CHF9.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$9.92
CHF8.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$10.35
CHF9.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.55
CHF1.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.72
CHF1.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.81
CHF1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.98
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Palikir
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$8.35
CHF7.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$85.54
CHF75.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$32,446.74
CHF28,581.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$47.44
CHF41.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Palikir
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$68.05
CHF59.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,121.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,071.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$154.81
CHF136.36
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Palikir
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$285.13
CHF251.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,273.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Palikir
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$6.84
CHF6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$6.01
CHF5.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$11.41
CHF10.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$76.16
CHF67.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$22.81
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Palikir
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$119.75
CHF105.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$48.47
CHF42.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$163.47
CHF144.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$209.09
CHF184.18
|
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