Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 3.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$39.92
CHF35.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$3.99
CHF3.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$10.32
CHF9.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$9.92
CHF8.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$10.35
CHF9.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.55
CHF1.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$1.72
CHF1.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$1.81
CHF1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$8.35
CHF7.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$85.54
CHF76.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$32,446.74
CHF29,003.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$47.44
CHF42.41
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$68.05
CHF60.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,138.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,087.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$154.81
CHF138.38
|
|
pay 84.4% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$285.13
CHF254.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,381.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$6.84
CHF6.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$6.01
CHF5.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$11.41
CHF10.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$76.16
CHF68.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$119.75
CHF107.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$48.47
CHF43.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$163.47
CHF146.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$209.09
CHF186.90
|
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