Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 21.5% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 85.3% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
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