Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 23.7% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 85.3% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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