Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 2.1 times more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Vaduz
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$36.08
CHF32.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$16.65
CHF15.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$4.63
CHF4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$3.89
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$4.17
CHF3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$13.88
CHF12.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$9.19
CHF8.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$6.00
CHF5.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$12.59
CHF11.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$1.17
CHF1.07
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$8.13
CHF7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$55.51
CHF50.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$31,586.06
CHF28,712.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$56.25
CHF51.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$1,239.78
CHF1,126.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$1,110.25
CHF1,009.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$131.60
CHF119.62
|
|
pay 9.5% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$222.05
CHF201.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$13,589.46
CHF12,352.98
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$5.55
CHF5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$5.66
CHF5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$11.21
CHF10.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$61.19
CHF55.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$22.21
CHF20.18
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$147.11
CHF133.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$49.96
CHF45.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$151.73
CHF137.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$220.20
CHF200.16
|
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