Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 2.5 times more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Samoa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$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
|
?? |
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Samoa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
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