Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 80.1% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 93.9% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 82.8% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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