Cost of living comparison
Apia is 45.1% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Apia instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Vaduz
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
|
Vaduz
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
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
|
Vaduz
|
Apia
|
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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
|
Vaduz
|
Apia
|
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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
|
Vaduz
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
?? |
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vaduz
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
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
|
?? | |
pay 50.4% less for clothing
|
Vaduz
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
$91.11
WST255.12
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