Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 42.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 77.0% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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