Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 89.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB422.14
|
$2.95
฿105.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB308.61
|
$5.91
฿211.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.99
|
$0.57
฿20.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.74
|
$0.32
฿11.55
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.70
|
$1.86
฿66.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB235.75
|
$8.67
฿310.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB212.31
|
$6.60
฿236.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.78
|
$2.02
฿72.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB197.26
|
$1.46
฿52.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB103.13
|
$1.36
฿48.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.30
|
$0.63
฿22.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.58
|
$0.90
฿32.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.02
|
$0.73
฿26.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.74
|
$0.73
฿26.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.30
|
$0.63
฿22.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB173.38
|
$4.46
฿159.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB606.20
|
$38.39
฿1,374.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,432,844.09
|
$59,069.18
฿2,114,766.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB225.95
|
$10.60
฿379.60
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,153.17
|
$15.74
฿563.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,368.24
|
$659.48
฿23,610.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,278.89
|
$314.02
฿11,242.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,583.88
|
$60.89
฿2,179.92
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,109.74
|
$562.72
฿20,146.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,535,031.85
|
$13,500.26
฿483,329.85
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.33
|
$2.36
฿84.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.29
|
$2.30
฿82.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB220.44
|
$4.43
฿158.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,685.44
|
$56.73
฿2,030.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB220.44
|
$7.97
฿285.49
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,483.30
|
$59.87
฿2,143.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,966.26
|
$40.54
฿1,451.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,559.32
|
$97.44
฿3,488.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,334.72
|
$102.02
฿3,652.33
|
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