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Addis Ababa vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 35.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 91.2% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

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Addis Ababa vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 68.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,815	$4.00 ETB654.34	+89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$0.61 ETB99.06	+23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.66 ETB107.50	+115.1%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,093	$1.19 ETB194.58	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$3.70 ETB604.57	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$4.09 ETB669.40	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$1.77 ETB289.63	+20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$4.59 ETB750.34	+172.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$2.44 ETB399.44	+60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.30 ETB48.73	-38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.99 ETB161.65	+61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.31 ETB50.42	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.22 ETB35.99	-49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.49 ETB79.77	-3.0%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,815	$3.53 ETB577.22	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+128.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+79.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$3.53 ETB576.64	-34.6%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 91.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+2301.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$706.95 ETB116K	+73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+139.1%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+9.1%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,896	$0.80 ETB130.87	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,672	$0.92 ETB150.32	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,277	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+471.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+80.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$3.75 ETB613.45	-11.4%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+169.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+5.2%
Average			+16.3%

Hanoi vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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