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Thailand vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 16.4% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 83.7% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Thailand

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Thailand are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Thailand. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB763.02	$2.33 THB80.24	-61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB792.94	$6.02 THB207.04	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB99.83	$0.70 THB24.23	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB63.86	$0.38 THB13.05	-24.4%
Average			-24.8%

Ethiopia vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB152.80	$1.40 THB48.12	+16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB617.21	$8.16 THB280.70	+68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB773.02	$6.68 THB229.88	+10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB336.89	$2.05 THB70.37	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB718.02	$1.29 THB44.38	-77.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB419.83	$1.23 THB42.33	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.39	$0.52 THB17.90	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.12	$0.82 THB28.03	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.16	$0.66 THB22.65	+70.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.58	$0.69 THB23.81	+122.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB100.99	$0.54 THB18.42	-32.6%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 83.7% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB620.55	$4.47 THB153.63	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,271.69	$25.43 THB874.65	+154.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,179,235.20	$31,362.48 THB1,078,567.42	+25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB466.08	$9.67 THB332.41	+163.7%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,767.16	$17.13 THB589.26	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,036.99	$389.22 THB13,385.42	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,759.88	$225.23 THB7,745.90	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,875.60	$55.17 THB1,897.45	-55.8%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,360.91	$341.66 THB11,749.76	+319.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,584,856.50	$10,344.18 THB355,740.16	-76.4%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.17	$2.20 THB75.65	+120.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.21	$1.90 THB65.32	+65.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB508.68	$3.85 THB132.31	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,520.91	$48.79 THB1,677.96	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB852.04	$5.42 THB186.43	-19.1%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,146.52	$38.62 THB1,328.08	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,558.90	$29.36 THB1,009.71	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,841.47	$82.78 THB2,846.89	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,174.07	$65.55 THB2,254.44	-45.1%
Average			-37.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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