Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 61.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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