Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ethiopia vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary
Ethiopia is 49.1% more expensive than Namibia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.9% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 24.4% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 16.6% more in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 64.1% more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 3.0 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.8% more in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 48.9% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Namibia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.36
NAD142.68
|
$4.26
ETB655.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
NAD73.26
|
$6.50
ETB1,000.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
NAD14.53
|
$0.61
ETB93.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD13.75
|
$0.57
ETB87.20
|
|
Namibia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.4% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.09
|
$1.26
ETB193.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
NAD67.70
|
$4.34
ETB667.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
NAD91.51
|
$5.42
ETB834.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
NAD39.86
|
$2.28
ETB351.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
NAD42.56
|
$5.76
ETB886.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD15.57
|
$3.08
ETB473.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
NAD14.06
|
$0.43
ETB66.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD13.42
|
$1.06
ETB162.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD14.15
|
$0.40
ETB62.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
NAD17.54
|
$0.28
ETB42.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
NAD18.07
|
$0.91
ETB139.43
|
|
Namibia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
NAD82.37
|
$4.81
ETB740.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.19
NAD788.68
|
$12.00
ETB1,846.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,723.84
NAD319,729.88
|
$55,000.00
ETB8,463,587.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.68
NAD131.12
|
$3.62
ETB556.29
|
|
Namibia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation
pay 64.1% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.24
NAD1,097.04
|
$130.20
ETB20,035.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$512.81
NAD8,756.71
|
$815.99
ETB125,568.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$408.02
NAD6,967.42
|
$512.43
ETB78,854.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.22
NAD1,233.18
|
$121.97
ETB18,769.25
|
|
Namibia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$215.99
NAD3,688.31
|
$94.05
ETB14,472.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,426.88
NAD92,669.95
|
$30,187.50
ETB4,645,355.47
|
|
Namibia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of childcare
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
NAD24.00
|
$0.90
ETB138.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
NAD31.77
|
$1.09
ETB167.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.02
NAD51.61
|
$5.10
ETB784.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.10
NAD650.63
|
$62.10
ETB9,556.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
NAD98.29
|
$3.75
ETB577.06
|
|
Namibia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 48.9% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.56
NAD999.93
|
$45.03
ETB6,929.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
NAD477.81
|
$75.17
ETB11,566.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.20
NAD1,591.44
|
$94.08
ETB14,477.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
NAD1,315.35
|
$115.09
ETB17,709.97
|
|
Namibia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing
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