Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 13.5% more expensive than Vaduz.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF32.57
|
$19.59
€18.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF15.03
|
$11.97
€11.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.18
|
$2.72
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.51
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.77
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF12.53
|
$8.38
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF8.30
|
$5.89
€5.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.41
|
$4.11
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF11.37
|
$5.43
€5.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.36
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.13
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.36
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.06
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.33
|
$7.19
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF50.11
|
$53.34
€49.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF28,513.49
|
$31,021.96
€28,574.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.16
€22.26
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF50.78
|
$57.82
€53.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,119.18
|
$1,165.94
€1,073.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF1,002.25
|
$976.56
€899.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF118.80
|
$182.93
€168.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF200.45
|
$989.17
€911.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF12,267.53
|
$23,148.55
€21,322.29
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF5.01
|
$5.44
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF5.11
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF10.12
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF55.23
|
$34.92
€32.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF20.04
|
$14.15
€13.03
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF132.80
|
$104.24
€96.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF45.10
|
$49.59
€45.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF136.97
|
$117.47
€108.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF198.78
|
$144.77
€133.35
|
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