Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.6 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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