Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 16.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB419.96
|
$2.13
₫50,076
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB307.02
|
$5.54
₫130,198
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.81
|
$0.48
₫11,376
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.63
|
$0.29
₫6,806
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.53
|
$1.03
₫24,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB234.53
|
$6.19
₫145,472
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB211.22
|
$5.49
₫128,900
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.15
|
$1.62
₫38,149
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB196.24
|
$1.71
₫40,218
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB102.59
|
$1.53
₫35,945
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.18
|
$0.55
₫13,032
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.33
|
$0.79
₫18,521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB16.93
|
$0.57
₫13,288
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.69
|
$0.48
₫11,327
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.22
|
$0.65
₫15,332
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB172.48
|
$4.32
₫101,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB603.07
|
$8.53
₫200,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,425,437.00
|
$42,650.00
₫1,001,526,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB224.78
|
$5.42
₫127,194
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,095.52
|
$9.48
₫222,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,226.76
|
$379.24
₫8,905,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,205.07
|
$207.16
₫4,864,557
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,555.01
|
$57.72
₫1,355,484
|
|
pay 77.4% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,088.50
|
$242.78
₫5,700,997
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,521,927.00
|
$13,468.11
₫316,264,228
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.12
|
$0.85
₫20,031
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.08
|
$2.06
₫48,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$1.49
₫35,053
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,666.39
|
$29.54
₫693,766
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$4.69
₫110,168
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,475.63
|
$44.14
₫1,036,580
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,950.93
|
$35.28
₫828,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,540.92
|
$94.54
₫2,220,050
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,312.31
|
$93.36
₫2,192,230
|
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