Melbourne vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$6224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.03M	5.67K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 13% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1365th and 791st ($2194 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Australia vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 1st and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Vaduz

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	Melbourne	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$8122

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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