Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.6 times more expensive than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF32.71
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF15.10
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.19
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.52
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF12.58
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF8.33
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.43
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF11.41
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.06
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.37
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF50.32
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF28,632.76
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF50.99
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,123.86
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF1,006.44
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF119.29
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF201.29
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF12,318.85
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF5.03
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF5.13
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF10.17
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF55.47
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF20.13
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF133.35
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF45.29
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF137.55
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF199.61
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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