Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.2 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,013
|
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,535
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,655
|
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,023
|
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,782
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,723
|
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,867
|
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,993
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,724
|
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,683
|
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,831
|
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,405
|
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,056
|
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,308
|
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,746
|
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,485
|
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,051
|
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,254,680
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,035
|
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,950
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,645,698
|
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,177,789
|
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,592,883
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
|
pay 90.4% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,126,560
|
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,903,645
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,006
|
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,612
|
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,009
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,706
|
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,031
|
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,668
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,180
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,535
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,442
|
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
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