Sydney vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sydney	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$2557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6812	$5972
🏠 One person rent	$1756	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$3107	$2196
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$923
🚐 Transport expenses	$335	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4188	$9398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	99	29
😀 Quality of life	100	70
🏙️ Population	5.45M	5.67K

The cost of living in Sydney is 11% more expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 370th and 801st ($2844 vs $2557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Australia vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 3.7 months in Vaduz. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 2nd and 3615th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sydney	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$31.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.6	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$7.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$4.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3992	$2315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1786
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	7.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12962	$17182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7403	$7145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$9.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$50.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.08	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$8.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$4.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$23.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$181
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2275	$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25164	$17404

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2103
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2850
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2036
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1844
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1709
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2638
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1807
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3239
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1916
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1714
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3492
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1850
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3267
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1809
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3519
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4491
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3857
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3514
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1836
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3231
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1703
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1822
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1678
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3348
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3321
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3288
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3199