Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 2.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
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