Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.6 times more expensive than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 40.3% more for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.24
|
$41.23
€38.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.13
|
$10.44
€9.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.37
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.20
|
$7.70
€7.23
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.45
|
$3.80
€3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF7.01
|
$10.72
€10.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.29
|
$8.50
€7.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.05
|
$4.29
€4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.46
|
$6.64
€6.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
$1.37
€1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
$8.27
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.48
|
$38.21
€35.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,720.37
|
$21,988.99
€20,631.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.92
|
$18.25
€17.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF51.15
|
$107.38
€100.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,443.32
|
$5,818.99
€5,459.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,173.10
|
$4,384.68
€4,113.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.78
|
$226.60
€212.60
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF227.14
|
$3,518.24
€3,300.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,356.54
|
$19,240.37
€18,052.28
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.05
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.88
|
$4.42
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
$12.09
€11.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.63
|
$604.70
€567.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.35
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 72.6% more for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.49
|
$142.47
€133.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.75
|
$39.03
€36.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF98.36
|
$149.66
€140.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.98
|
$481.56
€451.82
|
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