Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 6.4% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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