Cost of living comparison

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

compared to

Wellington vs. Vaduz Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 4.1% more expensive than Vaduz.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Wellington
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Wellington

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Wellington. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Vaduz Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Vaduz	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.92 CHF32.57	$14.93 NZ$25.62	-62.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF13.96	$8.96 NZ$15.37	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.99 CHF3.26	$2.57 NZ$4.42	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.99 CHF3.26	$2.15 NZ$3.70	-46.0%
Average			-47.9%

Vaduz vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Vaduz	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 CHF3.13	$1.96 NZ$3.37	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.83 CHF10.47	$4.15 NZ$7.12	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.32 CHF8.42	$6.98 NZ$11.98	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.92 CHF8.10	$6.84 NZ$11.74	-31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.35 CHF8.44	$5.06 NZ$8.68	-51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 CHF1.27	$1.40 NZ$2.40	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.41	$1.09 NZ$1.87	-36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81 CHF1.48	$1.48 NZ$2.53	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.95	$2.61 NZ$4.48	+124.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.95	$1.01 NZ$1.74	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.80	$0.84 NZ$1.44	-14.1%
Average			-18.1%

Vaduz vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Vaduz	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.35 CHF6.81	$6.42 NZ$11.02	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.54 CHF69.80	$127.57 NZ$218.92	+49.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.74 CHF26,475.63	$34,339.84 NZ$58,932.31	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.44 CHF38.71	$18.22 NZ$31.26	-61.6%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Vaduz	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.05 CHF55.53	$54.27 NZ$93.13	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,273.56 CHF1,039.19	$1,487.35 NZ$2,552.51	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,216.54 CHF992.66	$1,335.17 NZ$2,291.36	+9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.81 CHF126.32	$134.11 NZ$230.15	-13.4%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Vaduz	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$285.13 CHF232.65	$871.44 NZ$1,495.51	+205.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,257.24 CHF6,737.68	$12,649.75 NZ$21,708.87	+53.2%
Average			+129.4%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Vaduz	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.84 CHF5.58	$7.17 NZ$12.30	+4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.01 CHF4.90	$3.41 NZ$5.86	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.41 CHF9.31	$24.46 NZ$41.97	+114.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.16 CHF62.14	$39.85 NZ$68.38	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF18.61	$12.24 NZ$21.01	-46.3%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Vaduz	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$119.75 CHF97.71	$75.78 NZ$130.05	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.47 CHF39.55	$55.09 NZ$94.55	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.47 CHF133.39	$119.44 NZ$204.98	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.09 CHF170.61	$129.60 NZ$222.41	-38.0%
Average			-22.0%

Vaduz vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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