Addis Ababa vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$758
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
72
😀 Quality of life
45
65
🏙️ Population
5.7M
8.72M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 81% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 4635th and 7229th ($1269 vs $702) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 7273rd and 5251st 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
$4.01
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$12836

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$996
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$1022
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$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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$597
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$587
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$590
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$476
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$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
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$592
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$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
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$664
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$496
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$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
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$699
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$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
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$584
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$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
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$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
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$790
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$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
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$380