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
NAD183.13
|
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD91.51
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD16.96
|
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.82
|
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.09
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.33
|
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD98.52
|
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.23
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.73
|
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.22
|
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.46
|
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.77
|
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.65
|
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.38
|
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.70
|
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD83.93
|
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD610.42
|
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD305,210.94
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD127.17
|
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
|
pay 93.9% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,067.98
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,551.14
|
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,407.42
|
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,143.37
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,035.15
|
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD94,966.38
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.52
|
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.14
|
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.35
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD633.14
|
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD63.59
|
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
|
pay 82.8% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD671.46
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD483.00
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,254.76
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,271.71
|
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
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