Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 40.4% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Austria, you would:
pay 67.1% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$27.61
CHF24.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$15.46
CHF13.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$4.79
CHF4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$3.50
CHF3.14
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Austria
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$3.77
CHF3.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$7.67
CHF6.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$6.88
CHF6.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$7.71
CHF6.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$4.87
CHF4.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.29
CHF1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.85
CHF1.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$2.18
CHF1.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$2.25
CHF2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.95
CHF0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$6.90
CHF6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$55.21
CHF49.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,210.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$10.85
CHF9.74
|
|
pay 59.3% more for housing
Austria
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$55.95
CHF50.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,417.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,152.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$154.00
CHF138.28
|
|
pay 12.1% more for childcare
Austria
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$248.46
CHF223.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,137.03
|
|
pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$5.52
CHF4.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$5.34
CHF4.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$9.94
CHF8.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$60.86
CHF54.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$32.10
CHF28.83
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Austria
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$95.70
CHF85.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$45.67
CHF41.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$107.59
CHF96.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$152.03
CHF136.51
|
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