Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.9 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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