Cost of living comparison
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Belgium vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary
Belgium is 26.3% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.
Belgium vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Belgium instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Liechtenstein
|
Belgium
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.00
CHF25.60
|
$21.51
€19.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.00
CHF14.87
|
$12.72
€11.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.40
CHF3.63
|
$3.15
€2.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$5.20
CHF4.29
|
$2.69
€2.40
|
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Liechtenstein vs. Belgium - Cost of restaurants
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Liechtenstein
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
CHF3.11
|
$2.56
€2.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.50
CHF11.15
|
$7.21
€6.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
CHF7.74
|
$4.74
€4.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.34
CHF7.71
|
$3.84
€3.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.80
CHF8.92
|
$5.29
€4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
CHF1.30
|
$1.23
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.75
CHF1.45
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.53
|
$1.12
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
CHF1.70
|
$1.26
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF0.96
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.78
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
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Liechtenstein vs. Belgium - Cost of groceries
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Liechtenstein
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.81
CHF7.28
|
$7.52
€6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.80
CHF83.25
|
$50.17
€44.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,072.09
CHF28,967.16
|
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$49.83
CHF41.16
|
$26.26
€23.37
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. Belgium - Cost of transportation
pay 24.5% less for housing
|
Liechtenstein
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.07
CHF49.61
|
$51.15
€45.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.58
CHF1,132.83
|
$940.80
€837.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,209.97
CHF999.35
|
$826.78
€735.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.88
CHF113.05
|
$167.89
€149.43
|
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Liechtenstein vs. Belgium - Cost of housing
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Liechtenstein
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.99
CHF272.55
|
$923.48
€821.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,743.67
CHF10,525.40
|
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. Belgium - Cost of childcare
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liechtenstein
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.40
CHF5.29
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
CHF5.04
|
$4.03
€3.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.30
CHF10.16
|
$12.32
€10.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.06
CHF80.17
|
$36.18
€32.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.40
CHF18.50
|
$14.23
€12.66
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. Belgium - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Liechtenstein
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.00
CHF109.02
|
$100.04
€89.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.50
CHF40.88
|
$43.19
€38.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.99
CHF142.05
|
$96.42
€85.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$219.99
CHF181.70
|
$142.81
€127.10
|
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Liechtenstein vs. Belgium - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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