Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.5 times more expensive than Vaduz.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
$27.49
€25.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF14.10
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
$5.17
€4.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.19
|
$6.10
€5.70
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.44
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.99
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.27
|
$7.28
€6.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF7.03
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.99
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.06
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.87
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Vaduz
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
$7.63
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF50.34
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,643.90
|
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.89
|
$18.25
€17.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vaduz
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF51.01
|
$77.33
€72.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,439.47
|
$5,728.44
€5,350.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,169.98
|
$3,664.83
€3,423.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF140.41
|
$146.95
€137.27
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF226.54
|
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,323.64
|
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.87
|
$4.74
€4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.49
|
$659.67
€616.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.27
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
Vaduz
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF87.25
|
$132.67
€123.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.64
|
$34.08
€31.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF98.10
|
$153.65
€143.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF138.61
|
$523.34
€488.85
|
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