Cost of Living inVaduz, Liechtenstein
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Liechtenstein: $206,781/capita.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Vaduz. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Vaduz is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Liechtenstein.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedLife expectancy is high help, but coverage looks thinner and doctor staffing is lighter.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
0/100
2025
Physicians
0.00/1k
2025
Hospital beds
0.00/1k
2025
Out of pocket
20%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
84.2 yrs
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedMultiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Liechtenstein yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
2018 annual wages in Vaduz, Liechtenstein · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Vaduz compared with the US?
Your money does not stretch further in Vaduz than in the US — Vaduz currently looks more expensive than the baseline market on a PPP basis, so the same income buys less day to day.
About Vaduz
Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein, a German-speaking constitutional monarchy in the Alps between Switzerland and Austria, with about 5,000 residents in the Rhine valley below the Castle of Vaduz that overlooks the town. The local economy is dominated by financial services with a long-established private banking and trust sector, precision manufacturing including industrial firms with global operations such as Hilti, and integration into the Swiss customs union that ties the country closely to the Swiss franc. German is the official language with Alemannic dialect widely spoken; English is functional in business. Liechtenstein imposes restrictive residence rules that effectively limit non-EEA settlement and use a quota system even for EEA citizens. The climate is alpine. Vaduz suits relocators with specific financial or industrial sector employment.
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