Cost of living comparison

Isle of Man

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Liechtenstein

Vaduz vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Vaduz is 11.9% more expensive than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% more in Vaduz
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Vaduz
Transportation: pay 19.6% more in Vaduz
Housing: pay 0.1% more in Vaduz
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Vaduz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% more in Vaduz
Clothing: pay 64.6% more in Vaduz

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Vaduz are more expensive than in Douglas.

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Vaduz vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vaduz instead of Douglas, you would:

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pay 45.4% more for restaurants

	Douglas	Vaduz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.75 £20.82	$36.00 CHF29.73	+29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 £8.92	$18.00 CHF14.87	+51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 £2.03	$4.20 CHF3.47	+55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 £1.59	$4.20 CHF3.47	+97.8%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Douglas	Vaduz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 £1.98	$3.48 CHF2.87	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 £3.01	$13.50 CHF11.15	+237.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 £7.06	$10.86 CHF8.97	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 £3.97	$10.44 CHF8.62	+97.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 £2.91	$10.89 CHF8.99	+181.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.02	$1.63 CHF1.35	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$1.81 CHF1.50	+121.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 £1.30	$1.91 CHF1.57	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.61 £1.21	$1.22 CHF1.01	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$1.22 CHF1.01	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.01	$0.95 CHF0.79	-29.3%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 19.6% more for transportation

	Douglas	Vaduz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.35 £5.52	$9.08 CHF7.50	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.91 £72.71	$120.00 CHF99.11	+23.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	$35,999.06 CHF29,732.78	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.65 £12.49	$49.92 CHF41.23	+199.8%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 0.1% more for housing

	Douglas	Vaduz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.49 £54.39	$66.00 CHF54.51	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.89 £925.79	$1,339.97 CHF1,106.72	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.05 £801.36	$1,139.97 CHF941.54	+6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$261.61 £196.29	$183.52 CHF151.58	-29.8%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Douglas	Vaduz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	$359.99 CHF297.33	-79.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	$16,799.56 CHF13,875.30	-67.8%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Vaduz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.91	$7.20 CHF5.95	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01 £3.76	$6.32 CHF5.22	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.86	$12.60 CHF10.41	-43.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 £48.58	$80.13 CHF66.18	+23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.86 £11.90	$24.00 CHF19.82	+51.3%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 64.6% more for clothing

	Douglas	Vaduz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.11 £74.36	$138.00 CHF113.98	+39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.60 £33.46	$48.00 CHF39.64	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.22 £83.45	$172.00 CHF142.06	+54.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.38 £52.05	$219.99 CHF181.70	+217.1%
Average			+64.6%

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