Addis Ababa vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$710
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1154
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$753
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
32
89
😀 Quality of life
39
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.68M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 25% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 4540th and 5822nd ($1180 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Thailand, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Bangkok. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 7025th and 1221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Bangkok

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Addis Ababa Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$13301

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$486
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$488
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$1006
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$482
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$507
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$496
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$505
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$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
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$496
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$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
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$486
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$481
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$513
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$546
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$877
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$888
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$594
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$541
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