Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 56.9% more expensive than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.79
|
$49.68
£39.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF13.88
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.30
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.14
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Jersey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.39
|
$2.12
£1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.89
|
$4.40
£3.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.17
|
$6.78
£5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF6.93
|
$4.61
£3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.38
|
$4.27
£3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.16
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.66
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.96
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.02
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.85
|
$0.95
£0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.19
|
$6.86
£5.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF49.58
|
$64.59
£51.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,210.17
|
$28,940.94
£22,967.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.74
|
$35.31
£28.02
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.24
|
$59.54
£47.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,417.68
|
$1,792.17
£1,422.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,152.26
|
$1,632.47
£1,295.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF138.28
|
$145.06
£115.12
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF223.11
|
$1,971.83
£1,564.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,137.03
|
$18,449.33
£14,641.17
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF4.96
|
$7.14
£5.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.79
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.92
|
$12.82
£10.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF54.65
|
$76.60
£60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF28.83
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Jersey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF85.93
|
$95.82
£76.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.01
|
$51.82
£41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF96.61
|
$102.17
£81.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF136.51
|
$116.23
£92.23
|
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