Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.0 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
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