Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Liechtenstein is 11.7% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Liechtenstein
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Liechtenstein
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Liechtenstein
Housing: pay 26.4% less in Liechtenstein
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Liechtenstein
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Liechtenstein
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Liechtenstein

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Liechtenstein are more expensive than in Iceland. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Liechtenstein.

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Liechtenstein vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Iceland, you would:

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.88 ISK3,499	$31.00 CHF25.60	+7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.83 ISK2,767	$18.00 CHF14.87	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25 ISK393	$4.40 CHF3.63	+35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 ISK365	$5.20 CHF4.29	+72.8%
Average			+3.4%

Iceland vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Bread 1 loaf	$3.55 ISK431	$3.76 CHF3.11	+5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 ISK1,226	$13.50 CHF11.15	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ISK944	$9.37 CHF7.74	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.92 ISK839	$9.34 CHF7.71	+34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.01 ISK1,334	$10.80 CHF8.92	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK173	$1.58 CHF1.30	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK148	$1.75 CHF1.45	+42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 ISK172	$1.85 CHF1.53	+30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.60 ISK315	$2.06 CHF1.70	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 ISK207	$1.16 CHF0.96	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ISK92	$0.95 CHF0.78	+25.2%
Average			+10.9%

Iceland vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 ISK980	$8.81 CHF7.28	+9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.58 ISK9,765	$100.80 CHF83.25	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,967.53 ISK6M	$35,072.09 CHF28,967.16	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.24 ISK3,179	$49.83 CHF41.16	+89.9%
Average			+5.1%

Iceland vs. Liechtenstein - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.24 ISK11,905	$60.07 CHF49.61	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,335.24 ISK283K	$1,371.58 CHF1,132.83	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,824.40 ISK221K	$1,209.97 CHF999.35	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.34 ISK8,766	$136.88 CHF113.05	+89.2%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$833.66 ISK101K	$329.99 CHF272.55	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,752.37 ISK3M	$12,743.67 CHF10,525.40	-54.1%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.37 ISK1,378	$6.40 CHF5.29	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.90 ISK715	$6.11 CHF5.04	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.85 ISK1,679	$12.30 CHF10.16	-11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.64 ISK10,136	$97.06 CHF80.17	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.92 ISK2,171	$22.40 CHF18.50	+25.0%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Iceland	Liechtenstein
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$134.47 ISK16,295	$132.00 CHF109.02	-1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.25 ISK7,664	$49.50 CHF40.88	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$159.03 ISK19,271	$171.99 CHF142.05	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.19 ISK28,742	$219.99 CHF181.70	-7.2%
Average			-6.3%

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