Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 60.0% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Italy, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Italy
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
|
pay 70.3% more for groceries
Italy
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Italy
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Italy
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Italy
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
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