Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 3.2 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of China, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
China
|
Vaduz
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
China
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
China
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
China
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
China
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
|
pay 64.1% more for clothing
China
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
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