Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 2.8 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$36.08
CHF32.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$16.65
CHF15.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$4.63
CHF4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$3.89
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$4.17
CHF3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$13.88
CHF12.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$9.19
CHF8.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$6.00
CHF5.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$12.59
CHF11.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$1.17
CHF1.07
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$8.13
CHF7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$55.51
CHF50.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$31,586.06
CHF28,712.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$56.25
CHF51.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$1,239.78
CHF1,126.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$1,110.25
CHF1,009.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$131.60
CHF119.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$222.05
CHF201.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$13,589.46
CHF12,352.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$5.55
CHF5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$5.66
CHF5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$11.21
CHF10.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$61.19
CHF55.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$22.21
CHF20.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
South Africa
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$147.11
CHF133.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$49.96
CHF45.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$151.73
CHF137.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$220.20
CHF200.16
|
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