Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 2.9% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.6% more in Namibia
- Groceries
-
pay 12.0% more in Namibia
- Transportation
-
pay 73.7% more in Namibia
- Housing
-
pay 43.5% less in Namibia
- Childcare
-
pay 10.0% more in Namibia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.7% less in Namibia
- Clothing
-
pay 41.0% less in Namibia
The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Namibia are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Namibia.
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
ETB788.24
|
$7.95
NAD144.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$4.23
NAD76.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$0.83
NAD15.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$0.88
NAD15.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
$3.33
NAD60.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$5.12
NAD92.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$2.57
NAD46.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$2.33
NAD42.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$0.79
NAD14.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$0.77
NAD13.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$0.71
NAD12.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
$0.83
NAD15.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$0.91
NAD16.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$0.93
NAD16.95
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$4.77
NAD86.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
$34.08
NAD619.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$15,621.70
NAD283,865.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
$7.10
NAD129.03
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$63.90
NAD1,161.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$452.24
NAD8,217.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$328.15
NAD5,962.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
$51.47
NAD935.25
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
$169.47
NAD3,079.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,354.21
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$1.49
NAD27.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$1.81
NAD32.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
$2.97
NAD53.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$34.72
NAD630.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
$4.90
NAD89.03
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Namibia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$37.49
NAD681.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$26.97
NAD490.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$70.06
NAD1,273.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$69.59
NAD1,264.49
|
|
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