Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.1 times more expensive than Vientiane.
- Restaurants
-
pay 94.9% more in Addis Ababa
- Groceries
-
pay 34.5% more in Addis Ababa
- Transportation
-
pay 40.3% less in Addis Ababa
- Housing
-
pay 4.7 times more in Addis Ababa
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Addis Ababa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.6% more in Addis Ababa
- Clothing
-
pay 63.4% more in Addis Ababa
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Vientiane. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 94.9% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK42,781
|
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK64,171
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,409
|
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,128
|
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK19,679
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK295,999
|
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK138,524
|
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK37,773
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK63,670
|
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,029
|
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,623
|
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK19,924
|
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK12,856
|
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,664
|
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,884
|
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK107,974
|
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,062,338
|
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK611,296,389
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK241,284
|
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK241,080
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,538,354
|
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK16,743,650
|
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,171,836
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,177,965
|
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK199,643,812
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
|
pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,469
|
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,271
|
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,225
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,073,231
|
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK75,606
|
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,852,580
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,356,763
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,236,123
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK894,978
|
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
|
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