Addis Ababa vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$407
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$746
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
71
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
3.04M
8.25M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5819th and 7372nd ($923 vs $631) 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 7141st and 4592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hanoi

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Addis Ababa Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.91
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
10.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13775

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$840
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$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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$524
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$557
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$549
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$562
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$504
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$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
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$568
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$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
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$638
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$513
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$1212
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$1184
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$1195
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$735
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$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
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$573
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$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
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$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
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$500
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$596
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$831
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$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
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$422