Cost of living comparison

Liechtenstein

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 17.7% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 0.5% less in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in United Kingdom

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in United Kingdom. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Liechtenstein, you would:

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.00 CHF25.60	$21.32 £15.99	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.00 CHF14.87	$10.25 £7.69	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.40 CHF3.63	$2.54 £1.91	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.20 CHF4.29	$1.79 £1.35	-65.5%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Liechtenstein	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$3.76 CHF3.11	$1.67 £1.26	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.50 CHF11.15	$4.62 £3.47	-65.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 CHF7.74	$6.01 £4.51	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.34 CHF7.71	$3.96 £2.97	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.80 CHF8.92	$3.93 £2.95	-63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 CHF1.30	$1.32 £0.99	-16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.75 CHF1.45	$0.73 £0.54	-58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 CHF1.53	$1.21 £0.90	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 CHF1.70	$1.51 £1.13	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.96	$0.76 £0.57	-34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 CHF0.78	$0.72 £0.54	-24.1%
Average			-45.5%

Liechtenstein vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 CHF7.28	$7.59 £5.69	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.80 CHF83.25	$99.20 £74.43	-1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,072.09 CHF28,967.16	$37,629.43 £28,233.36	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$49.83 CHF41.16	$23.43 £17.58	-53.0%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 0.5% less for housing

	Liechtenstein	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.07 CHF49.61	$41.42 £31.08	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,371.58 CHF1,132.83	$1,299.59 £975.08	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,209.97 CHF999.35	$1,069.01 £802.08	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.88 CHF113.05	$239.96 £180.04	+75.3%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Liechtenstein	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$329.99 CHF272.55	$1,589.10 £1,192.30	+381.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,743.67 CHF10,525.40	$23,025.39 £17,275.95	+80.7%
Average			+195.0%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.40 CHF5.29	$6.50 £4.88	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.11 CHF5.04	$4.66 £3.50	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.30 CHF10.16	$22.34 £16.76	+81.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$97.06 CHF80.17	$49.72 £37.30	-48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.40 CHF18.50	$14.11 £10.58	-37.0%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.00 CHF109.02	$85.37 £64.05	-35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.50 CHF40.88	$44.93 £33.71	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$171.99 CHF142.05	$95.35 £71.54	-44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$219.99 CHF181.70	$98.21 £73.68	-55.4%
Average			-38.3%

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