Cost of living comparison
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France vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary
France is 31.5% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.
France vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown
If you lived in France instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
Liechtenstein
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.00
CHF25.60
|
$17.55
€15.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.00
CHF14.87
|
$12.68
€11.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.40
CHF3.63
|
$3.10
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$5.20
CHF4.29
|
$1.94
€1.73
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. France - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Liechtenstein
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
CHF3.11
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.50
CHF11.15
|
$9.38
€8.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
CHF7.74
|
$5.01
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.34
CHF7.71
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.80
CHF8.92
|
$5.80
€5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
CHF1.30
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.75
CHF1.45
|
$1.06
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.53
|
$1.28
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
CHF1.70
|
$1.60
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF0.96
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.78
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. France - Cost of groceries
pay 25.5% less for transportation
|
Liechtenstein
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.81
CHF7.28
|
$8.00
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.80
CHF83.25
|
$53.34
€47.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,072.09
CHF28,967.16
|
$33,426.60
€29,750.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$49.83
CHF41.16
|
$20.80
€18.51
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. France - Cost of transportation
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Liechtenstein
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.07
CHF49.61
|
$31.99
€28.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.58
CHF1,132.83
|
$816.57
€726.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,209.97
CHF999.35
|
$649.54
€578.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.88
CHF113.05
|
$153.65
€136.76
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. France - Cost of housing
pay 66.4% more for childcare
|
Liechtenstein
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.99
CHF272.55
|
$901.10
€802.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,743.67
CHF10,525.40
|
$12,924.68
€11,503.43
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. France - Cost of childcare
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liechtenstein
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.40
CHF5.29
|
$7.05
€6.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
CHF5.04
|
$3.64
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.30
CHF10.16
|
$13.52
€12.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.06
CHF80.17
|
$38.05
€33.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.40
CHF18.50
|
$12.82
€11.41
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. France - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
Liechtenstein
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.00
CHF109.02
|
$93.79
€83.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.50
CHF40.88
|
$44.21
€39.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.99
CHF142.05
|
$102.75
€91.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$219.99
CHF181.70
|
$129.67
€115.41
|
|
Liechtenstein vs. France - 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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