Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 11.4% more expensive than Vaduz.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
$2.58
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
$2.54
€2.36
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
$4.96
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
$7.71
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
$53.87
€50.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
$22.76
€21.13
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
$873.71
€811.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
$944.84
€877.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
$34.17
€31.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
$132.04
€122.62
|
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