Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 94.1% more expensive than Zambia.
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
ZMW198.77
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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