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Vaduz vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Vaduz is 3.0 times more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Vaduz
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Vaduz
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Vaduz
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Vaduz
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Vaduz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Vaduz
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Vaduz

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Vaduz are more expensive than in Palikir. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Vaduz.

Vaduz vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vaduz instead of Palikir, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Palikir	Vaduz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$39.92 CHF36.27	+33.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00	$17.11 CHF15.54	+185.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15	$3.99 CHF3.63	+247.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$3.99 CHF3.63	+99.6%
Average			+141.2%

Palikir vs. Vaduz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Palikir	Vaduz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20	$3.83 CHF3.48	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20	$12.83 CHF11.66	+482.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$0.79	$10.32 CHF9.38	+1206.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40	$9.92 CHF9.02	+313.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00	$10.35 CHF9.40	+417.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.55 CHF1.41	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$1.72 CHF1.57	+49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.81 CHF1.65	+81.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$1.16 CHF1.06	-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.16 CHF1.06	-22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.98 CHF0.89	-2.4%
Average			+232.1%

Palikir vs. Vaduz - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Palikir	Vaduz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.81	$8.35 CHF7.58	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$85.54 CHF77.72	+151.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$3,995.00	$32,446.74 CHF29,482.31	+712.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.45	$47.44 CHF43.11	+143.9%
Average			+244.6%

Palikir vs. Vaduz - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Palikir	Vaduz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$265.00	$68.05 CHF61.83	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00	$1,273.56 CHF1,157.21	+81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.00	$1,216.54 CHF1,105.39	+102.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.59	$154.81 CHF140.66	+406.1%
Average			+129.1%

Palikir vs. Vaduz - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Palikir	Vaduz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.00	$285.13 CHF259.08	+147.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,685.00	$8,257.24 CHF7,502.84	+390.0%
Average			+268.9%

Palikir vs. Vaduz - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Palikir	Vaduz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$6.84 CHF6.22	+356.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$6.01 CHF5.46	+100.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00	$11.41 CHF10.36	-36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.00	$76.16 CHF69.20	+85.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$22.81 CHF20.73	+225.9%
Average			+146.3%

Palikir vs. Vaduz - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Palikir	Vaduz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00	$119.75 CHF108.81	+498.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$48.47 CHF44.04	+93.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$163.47 CHF148.54	+133.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$209.09 CHF189.99	+280.2%
Average			+251.6%

Palikir vs. Vaduz - Cost of clothing

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