Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.0 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫51,974
|
$7.66
ETB422.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫135,133
|
$5.60
ETB308.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫11,807
|
$0.64
ETB34.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,064
|
$0.39
ETB21.74
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫24,983
|
$0.59
ETB32.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫150,985
|
$4.28
ETB235.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫133,786
|
$3.85
ETB212.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫39,595
|
$2.23
ETB122.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫41,742
|
$3.58
ETB197.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫37,308
|
$1.87
ETB103.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,526
|
$0.42
ETB23.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,223
|
$0.88
ETB48.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫13,791
|
$0.31
ETB17.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫11,756
|
$0.19
ETB10.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫15,913
|
$0.28
ETB15.30
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫105,304
|
$3.15
ETB173.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫207,897
|
$11.00
ETB606.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,039,484,686
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,432,844.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫132,015
|
$4.10
ETB225.95
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫230,960
|
$202.38
ETB11,153.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,243,044
|
$496.62
ETB27,368.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,048,926
|
$259.10
ETB14,278.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,406,857
|
$101.32
ETB5,583.88
|
|
pay 86.1% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫5,917,067
|
$74.57
ETB4,109.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫328,250,770
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,535,031.85
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫20,790
|
$0.75
ETB41.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫50,088
|
$0.73
ETB40.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫36,382
|
$4.00
ETB220.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫720,060
|
$66.88
ETB3,685.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫114,343
|
$4.00
ETB220.44
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,075,867
|
$26.92
ETB1,483.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫859,937
|
$53.83
ETB2,966.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,304,191
|
$64.59
ETB3,559.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,275,316
|
$78.66
ETB4,334.72
|
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