Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 37.6% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB430.48
|
$2.08
฿72.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB314.71
|
$5.66
฿197.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.69
|
$0.67
฿23.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.17
|
$0.35
฿12.33
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.34
|
$1.48
฿51.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.41
|
$7.99
฿278.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB216.51
|
$6.46
฿225.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.21
|
$1.75
฿60.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.15
|
$1.07
฿37.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.17
|
$1.20
฿41.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.76
|
$0.50
฿17.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.54
|
$0.79
฿27.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.35
|
$0.59
฿20.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.96
|
$0.62
฿21.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.60
|
$0.46
฿16.02
|
|
pay 80.7% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB176.81
|
$4.57
฿159.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB618.18
|
$24.32
฿847.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,461,164.41
|
$31,287.73
฿1,090,454.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.41
|
$9.68
฿337.43
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,373.62
|
$17.10
฿595.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,909.18
|
$290.79
฿10,134.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,561.11
|
$207.49
฿7,231.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,694.24
|
$49.43
฿1,722.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,190.97
|
$334.45
฿11,656.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,585,137.03
|
$9,908.05
฿345,319.82
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.15
|
$1.90
฿66.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.09
|
$1.94
฿67.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB224.79
|
$3.61
฿125.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,758.28
|
$47.07
฿1,640.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB224.79
|
$5.63
฿196.30
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,512.62
|
$40.39
฿1,407.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,024.89
|
$27.03
฿942.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,629.67
|
$82.02
฿2,858.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,420.40
|
$65.30
฿2,275.74
|
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