Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.54
ETB393.33
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.82
ETB251.46
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ETB35.76
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
ETB22.50
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ETB26.08
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
ETB196.65
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
ETB168.24
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ETB108.55
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
ETB187.74
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ETB75.51
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
ETB19.51
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ETB33.60
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
ETB19.73
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
ETB11.09
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ETB18.82
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.67
ETB139.36
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.75
ETB612.95
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,000.00
ETB2,086,647.36
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.73
ETB246.75
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$315.50
ETB16,458.43
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.85
ETB24,823.18
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.40
ETB11,132.09
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.62
ETB6,240.22
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.96
ETB4,379.70
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
ETB1,391,098.24
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB39.12
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.68
ETB35.60
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.13
ETB163.48
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
ETB2,647.14
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB208.66
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.15
ETB1,259.81
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.85
ETB2,704.82
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
ETB3,832.85
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.80
ETB3,432.60
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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