Frankfurt vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$6224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	87	29
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	776K	5.67K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 21% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1863rd and 791st ($1989 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Germany vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 47th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Vaduz

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	Frankfurt	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$8122

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891