Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 3.6 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$68.05
CHF60.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$1,273.56
CHF1,130.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$1,216.54
CHF1,080.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
|
pay 37.1% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Vaduz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
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