Addis Ababa vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$604
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
71
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
5.23M
8.44M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 70% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4928th and 7305th ($1103 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6957th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13338

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$810
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$814
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$590
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$799
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$667
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$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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$511
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$523
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$571
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$577
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$614
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$579
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$593
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$660
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$513
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$1251
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$1174
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$725
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$623
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$580
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$601
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$781
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$794
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$1168
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$778
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$621
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$607
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