Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 94.1% more expensive than Zambia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.1% more in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 39.7% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 18.0% more in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
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pay 3.6 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.2% more in Ethiopia
- Clothing
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pay 2.3 times more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Zambia. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW200.62
|
$6.00
ETB807.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW106.31
|
$6.24
ETB839.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.85
|
$0.78
ETB105.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.20
|
$0.50
ETB67.59
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.58
|
$1.20
ETB161.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW101.15
|
$4.85
ETB653.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW134.99
|
$6.08
ETB818.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.54
|
$2.65
ETB356.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.98
|
$5.65
ETB760.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.41
|
$3.30
ETB444.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.80
|
$0.51
ETB68.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW35.20
|
$1.08
ETB145.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.67
|
$0.39
ETB52.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.59
|
$0.31
ETB41.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.74
|
$0.79
ETB106.90
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW132.58
|
$4.88
ETB656.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,030.36
|
$10.00
ETB1,346.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW222,692.23
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,365,171.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW337.46
|
$3.67
ETB493.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,503.17
|
$171.17
ETB23,040.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,965.41
|
$645.10
ETB86,834.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,198.24
|
$422.74
ETB56,904.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,323.08
|
$124.84
ETB16,804.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,918.42
|
$81.47
ETB10,966.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW182,794.34
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,911,485.13
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.90
|
$1.00
ETB134.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.69
|
$1.15
ETB154.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW69.25
|
$4.00
ETB538.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,146.55
|
$90.59
ETB12,194.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW97.36
|
$6.70
ETB901.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW512.87
|
$48.33
ETB6,506.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW522.59
|
$75.17
ETB10,117.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,508.78
|
$108.84
ETB14,650.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,302.48
|
$119.32
ETB16,061.52
|
|
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