Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 29.3% cheaper than Liechtenstein.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Liechtenstein
|
Samoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Liechtenstein
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Liechtenstein
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Liechtenstein
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Liechtenstein
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liechtenstein
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Liechtenstein
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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