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Addis Ababa vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 2.9% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 25.8% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 22.7% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 32.7% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 22.9% less in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 38.4% more in Addis Ababa

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

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Addis Ababa vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$4.00 ETB654.34	+49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$0.61 ETB99.06	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.66 ETB107.50	+76.1%
Average			+33.6%

Vientiane vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.8% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.19 ETB194.58	+4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$3.70 ETB604.57	-72.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$4.09 ETB669.40	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$1.77 ETB289.63	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$4.59 ETB750.34	+63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$2.44 ETB399.44	+124.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.30 ETB48.73	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.99 ETB161.65	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.31 ETB50.42	-55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.22 ETB35.99	-66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.49 ETB79.77	-0.1%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 22.7% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$3.53 ETB577.22	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+95.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$3.53 ETB576.64	-58.4%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 32.7% more for housing

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+1622.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$706.95 ETB116K	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	-4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+126.5%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 22.9% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+172.4%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$0.80 ETB130.87	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$0.92 ETB150.32	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+348.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$3.75 ETB613.45	-11.4%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 38.4% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+101.7%
Average			+38.4%

Vientiane vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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