Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 65.0% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,495.02
|
$36.08
CHF31.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.48
|
$16.65
CHF14.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.39
|
$4.63
CHF4.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.61
|
$3.89
CHF3.40
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.64
|
$4.17
CHF3.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,303.47
|
$13.88
CHF12.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,757.94
|
$9.19
CHF8.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.68
|
$6.00
CHF5.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,333.56
|
$12.59
CHF11.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.14
|
$1.51
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.59
|
$1.26
CHF1.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC666.76
|
$1.51
CHF1.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.05
|
$1.26
CHF1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.50
|
$1.26
CHF1.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.26
|
$1.17
CHF1.03
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,862.17
|
$8.13
CHF7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,547.51
|
$55.51
CHF48.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,185,339.73
|
$31,586.06
CHF27,665.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,995.62
|
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pay 96.2% more for housing
|
San Jose
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,352.63
|
$56.25
CHF49.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC358,844.61
|
$1,239.78
CHF1,085.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,104.24
|
$1,110.25
CHF972.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,085.93
|
$131.60
CHF115.26
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,285.07
|
$222.05
CHF194.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,486,190.19
|
$13,589.46
CHF11,902.55
|
|
pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,773.39
|
$5.55
CHF4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,823.99
|
$5.66
CHF4.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.87
|
$11.21
CHF9.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,147.64
|
$61.19
CHF53.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,996.38
|
$22.21
CHF19.45
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,875.01
|
$147.11
CHF128.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,744.50
|
$49.96
CHF43.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,897.06
|
$151.73
CHF132.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,197.20
|
$220.20
CHF192.87
|
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