Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Addis Ababa
- Groceries
-
pay 44.4% more in Addis Ababa
- Transportation
-
pay 0.4% less in Addis Ababa
- Housing
-
pay 6.2 times more in Addis Ababa
- Childcare
-
pay 95.8% more in Addis Ababa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 91.7% more in Addis Ababa
- Clothing
-
pay 68.0% more in Addis Ababa
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫51,528
|
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫123,668
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,542
|
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,699
|
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,788
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫130,327
|
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫138,072
|
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫41,316
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫41,521
|
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫44,814
|
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫12,046
|
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,885
|
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,684
|
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,866
|
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫14,024
|
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫90,347
|
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫206,113
|
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,030,564,636
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫140,157
|
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫234,589
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,823,507
|
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,234,916
|
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,518,378
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
|
pay 95.8% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,355,149
|
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫319,440,685
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,764
|
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫47,763
|
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫36,070
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫685,407
|
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫108,209
|
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫956,736
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫687,043
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,421,218
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,251,387
|
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
|
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