Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 10.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB835.01
|
$2.26
THB74.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB730.63
|
$5.53
THB183.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB95.54
|
$0.63
THB20.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB62.46
|
$0.35
THB11.60
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB127.48
|
$1.38
THB45.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB534.16
|
$7.97
THB264.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB666.04
|
$6.00
THB199.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB301.80
|
$1.92
THB63.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB722.61
|
$1.07
THB35.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB345.50
|
$1.19
THB39.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB57.17
|
$0.48
THB16.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB128.34
|
$0.79
THB26.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB45.14
|
$0.63
THB21.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB33.41
|
$0.64
THB21.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB89.12
|
$0.45
THB15.11
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB544.47
|
$4.25
THB141.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,171.77
|
$22.11
THB734.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB2,988,009.80
|
$24,588.11
THB816,804.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB454.48
|
$9.24
THB306.80
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB17,864.74
|
$15.82
THB525.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB72,811.89
|
$393.06
THB13,057.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB41,651.05
|
$209.24
THB6,950.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,628.15
|
$48.32
THB1,605.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,753.93
|
$329.15
THB10,934.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,146,016.88
|
$10,347.16
THB343,727.62
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB117.18
|
$1.87
THB62.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB129.58
|
$1.81
THB60.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB468.71
|
$3.52
THB116.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,464.69
|
$46.67
THB1,550.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB585.88
|
$5.45
THB181.12
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,700.09
|
$34.16
THB1,134.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,718.63
|
$26.70
THB887.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB10,832.35
|
$75.98
THB2,524.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,522.39
|
$61.99
THB2,059.33
|
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