New York City vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$6224
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.67K

The cost of living in New York City is 77% more expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 3rd and 791st ($4441 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United States and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check the United States vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 22nd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Vaduz

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	New York City	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8122

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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