Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 2.5 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$15.46
CHF14.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$4.79
CHF4.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$3.77
CHF3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$7.67
CHF6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$6.88
CHF6.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$7.71
CHF6.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$4.87
CHF4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$55.21
CHF50.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,478.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$10.85
CHF9.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$55.95
CHF50.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,431.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,163.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$154.00
CHF139.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
$248.46
CHF225.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,252.66
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$5.52
CHF5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$5.34
CHF4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$60.86
CHF55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$32.10
CHF29.10
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$95.70
CHF86.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$45.67
CHF41.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$107.59
CHF97.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$152.03
CHF137.81
|
|
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