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Windhoek vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 27.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 84.4% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 23.8% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Windhoek

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Windhoek are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Windhoek. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 71.5% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$10.97 NAD187.31	+157.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$5.19 NAD88.68	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.98 NAD16.65	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.06 NAD18.18	+87.9%
Average			+71.5%

Addis Ababa vs. Windhoek - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.87 NAD14.79	-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$3.40 NAD58.04	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$5.39 NAD92.12	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$3.09 NAD52.76	+35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.37 NAD40.41	-58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$0.88 NAD15.03	-71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.93 NAD15.87	+115.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.79 NAD13.42	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.84 NAD14.37	+107.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$1.01 NAD17.18	+264.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.81 NAD13.79	-10.9%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 84.4% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$4.74 NAD80.92	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$46.19 NAD788.68	+284.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$23,093.12 NAD394,340.20	-58.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$7.68 NAD131.12	+112.4%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$54.55 NAD931.53	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$537.56 NAD9,179.36	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$397.07 NAD6,780.46	-22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$104.92 NAD1,791.56	-14.0%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 23.8% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	+129.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	-82.0%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.02 NAD34.50	+124.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.00 NAD34.14	+83.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$2.89 NAD49.29	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$39.44 NAD673.50	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$5.20 NAD88.73	+38.6%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$53.61 NAD915.43	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$27.98 NAD477.81	-62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$85.16 NAD1,454.13	-26.0%
Average			-17.7%

Addis Ababa vs. Windhoek - Cost of clothing

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