New York City vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.67K

The cost of living in New York City is 59% more expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 4th and 666th ($4207 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 3 months in Vaduz. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 18th and 3917th 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	$23.6	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$18113

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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