Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 2.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
|
pay 5.4% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
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