Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.0 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
|
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