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Ethiopia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 9.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 55.8% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 78.2% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare and housing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$6.00 ETB764.91	-59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$6.24 ETB794.90	-30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$0.78 ETB100.08	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$0.50 ETB64.02	-76.7%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$1.20 ETB153.18	-38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$4.85 ETB618.74	+17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$6.08 ETB774.93	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$2.65 ETB337.73	-61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$5.65 ETB719.80	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$3.30 ETB420.87	+136.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$0.51 ETB64.55	-53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$1.08 ETB137.46	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$0.39 ETB49.28	-85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.31 ETB39.68	-69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.79 ETB101.25	-5.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 55.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$4.88 ETB622.09	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	-92.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$3.67 ETB467.23	-79.9%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Wellington	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	+215.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	-6.9%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 78.2% more for childcare

	Wellington	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	+247.2%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$1.00 ETB127.48	-86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$1.15 ETB146.57	-66.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$4.00 ETB509.94	-83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	+127.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$6.70 ETB854.14	-45.3%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	+36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	-7.9%
Average			-4.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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