Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 91.2% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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