Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 37.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
|
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