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Addis Ababa vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 24.3% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 31.5% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 55.4% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 36.9% less in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Addis Ababa

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Addis Ababa.

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Addis Ababa vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 69.8% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$4.00 ETB654.34	+107.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$0.61 ETB99.06	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.66 ETB107.50	+98.1%
Average			+69.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.19 ETB194.58	+10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$3.70 ETB604.57	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$4.09 ETB669.40	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$1.77 ETB289.63	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$4.59 ETB750.34	+179.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$2.44 ETB399.44	+79.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.30 ETB48.73	-48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.99 ETB161.65	+36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.31 ETB50.42	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.22 ETB35.99	-59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.49 ETB79.77	-7.6%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 31.5% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$3.53 ETB577.22	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+79.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$3.53 ETB576.64	-39.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 55.4% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+1929.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$706.95 ETB116K	+20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+97.8%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 36.9% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+28.1%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$0.80 ETB130.87	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$0.92 ETB150.32	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+549.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$3.75 ETB613.45	+8.3%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+104.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-12.6%
Average			-0.3%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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