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
ETB728.79
|
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$68.05
CHF60.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,130.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,080.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
|
pay 84.4% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
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