Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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