Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 43.2% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Germany, you would:
pay 76.7% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Germany
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
|
pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Germany
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
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