Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 10.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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