Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 62.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 77.0% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 58.3% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 33.1% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 71.7% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB657.82	$13.26 NZ$23.91	+231.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,068.96	$8.99 NZ$16.20	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.59	$2.04 NZ$3.68	+237.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB108.07	$1.83 NZ$3.30	+178.7%
Average			+140.4%

Ethiopia vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.0% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB195.62	$1.73 NZ$3.11	+45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB607.78	$3.78 NZ$6.82	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB672.95	$6.47 NZ$11.67	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB291.17	$5.79 NZ$10.44	+227.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB754.33	$3.83 NZ$6.90	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB401.56	$1.22 NZ$2.19	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.98	$0.94 NZ$1.70	+217.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB162.51	$1.32 NZ$2.38	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.68	$2.20 NZ$3.96	+613.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB36.18	$0.89 NZ$1.60	+304.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB80.19	$0.67 NZ$1.20	+36.6%
Average			+77.0%

Ethiopia vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.3% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB580.29	$6.34 NZ$11.42	+79.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,471.64	$83.43 NZ$150.36	+295.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$24,108.51 NZ$43,450.50	-56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB579.70	$17.20 NZ$30.99	+387.8%
Average			+58.3%

Ethiopia vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Ethiopia	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,919.24	$49.30 NZ$88.85	-76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$976.74 NZ$1,760.36	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,885.61	$843.74 NZ$1,520.66	+113.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,780.71	$95.64 NZ$172.37	-39.0%
Average			+33.1%

Ethiopia vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 71.7% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,433.26	$716.92 NZ$1,292.09	+425.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$16,937.81 NZ$30,526.82	-43.9%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB131.56	$5.70 NZ$10.26	+611.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB151.12	$3.26 NZ$5.88	+254.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,315.64	$22.75 NZ$40.99	+184.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,259.90	$39.17 NZ$70.59	-11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB616.71	$10.27 NZ$18.51	+173.9%
Average			+164.4%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,449.91	$63.30 NZ$114.09	+91.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,652.80	$33.63 NZ$60.60	-52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,934.01	$91.48 NZ$164.87	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,601.12	$114.46 NZ$206.29	+38.4%
Average			+9.9%

Ethiopia vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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