Melbourne vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	100	70
🏙️ Population	5.35M	5.67K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 6% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 893rd and 666th ($2496 vs $2642) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 1st and 3917th 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	$15.4	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$18113

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331