Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 53.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB92.53
|
$7.13
ETB835.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB185.05
|
$6.24
ETB730.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.31
|
$0.82
ETB95.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.49
|
$0.53
ETB62.47
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.95
|
$1.09
ETB127.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB322.52
|
$4.56
ETB534.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB220.04
|
$5.68
ETB666.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB74.06
|
$2.58
ETB301.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.48
|
$6.17
ETB722.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.67
|
$2.95
ETB345.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.44
|
$0.49
ETB57.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.03
|
$1.10
ETB128.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.85
|
$0.39
ETB45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.09
|
$0.29
ETB33.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.48
|
$0.76
ETB89.13
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.68
|
$4.65
ETB544.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,202.84
|
$10.00
ETB1,171.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,711,730.04
|
$25,500.00
ETB2,988,522.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB350.82
|
$3.88
ETB454.55
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB502.51
|
$152.46
ETB17,867.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,301.28
|
$621.38
ETB72,824.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,595.91
|
$355.45
ETB41,658.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,336.74
|
$124.84
ETB14,630.66
|
|
pay 85.1% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,511.21
|
$83.24
ETB9,755.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB410,661.70
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,146,899.56
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.39
|
$1.00
ETB117.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.97
|
$1.11
ETB129.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB138.79
|
$4.00
ETB468.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,925.11
|
$80.77
ETB9,466.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB231.31
|
$5.00
ETB585.98
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,796.89
|
$40.11
ETB4,700.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,310.81
|
$57.34
ETB6,719.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,393.79
|
$92.44
ETB10,834.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,086.63
|
$98.33
ETB11,524.37
|
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