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Addis Ababa vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 71.3% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 24.8% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 75.6% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 76.4% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, housing, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.1% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,966	$4.26 ETB655.54	+84.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,418	$0.61 ETB93.51	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,994	$0.57 ETB87.20	+36.4%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,265	$1.26 ETB193.73	+7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK301,727	$4.34 ETB667.36	-68.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK158,421	$5.42 ETB834.53	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK39,212	$2.28 ETB351.02	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,765	$5.76 ETB886.79	+92.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,390	$3.08 ETB473.48	+243.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,828	$0.43 ETB66.40	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,322	$1.06 ETB162.78	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,145	$0.40 ETB62.30	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,016	$0.28 ETB42.45	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK10,073	$0.91 ETB139.43	+94.7%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK112,104	$4.81 ETB740.52	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1,086,211	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK622,040,039	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+91.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK235,047	$3.62 ETB556.29	-66.7%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK246,498	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+1043.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK18,762,772	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK16,986,870	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1,195,061	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+120.9%
Average			+280.9%

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pay 75.6% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7,328,183	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK202,060,626	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+223.4%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,478	$0.90 ETB138.50	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,473	$1.09 ETB167.35	-37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,471	$5.10 ETB784.81	+159.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1,093,653	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK77,027	$3.75 ETB577.06	+5.4%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 76.4% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK599,589	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1,498,972	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1,260,206	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+61.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK913,242	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+172.8%
Average			+76.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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