Cost of Living Comparison Between Adama and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Adama and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Adama is 5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Adama is 19.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.06 ETB 473

$4.51 ฿142

-32.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.60 ETB 5,501

$46.08 ฿1,449

-22.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.88 ETB 753

$8.78 ฿276

-44.42%

Cappuccino

$1.28 ETB 198

$3.09 ฿97.0

-58.58%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 ETB 98.2

$0.70 ฿21.97

-8.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 ETB 48.41

$0.40 ฿12.46

-22.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 ETB 157

$2.40 ฿75.5

-57.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 ETB 477

$3.68 ฿116

-16.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 ETB 215

$2.25 ฿70.6

-38.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ETB 207

$1.87 ฿58.8

-28.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.10 ETB 324

$2.22 ฿69.8

-5.41%

Eggs

$2.44 ETB 377

$2.23 ฿70.1

9.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.24 ETB 1,118

$19.68 ฿619

-63.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.96 ETB 2,157

$3.66 ฿115

281.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.49 ETB 2,084

$13.09 ฿411

3.06%

Apples (1kg)

$6.61 ETB 1,020

$3.38 ฿106

95.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 ETB 156

$1.69 ฿53.3

-40.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.20 ETB 340

$2.33 ฿73.2

-5.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.93 ETB 143

$1.98 ฿62.4

-53.03%

Potato (1kg)

$0.64 ETB 99.1

$1.55 ฿48.77

-58.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 ETB 293

$1.51 ฿47.42

25.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 ETB 106

$0.98 ฿30.84

-29.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ETB 98.5

$0.48 ฿15.01

33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.09 ETB 632

$4.35 ฿137

-5.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.71 ETB 1,037

$20.65 ฿649

-67.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 ETB 154

$1.77 ฿55.8

-43.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.83 ETB 283

$2.75 ฿86.6

-33.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 ETB 228

$3.11 ฿97.8

-52.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 ETB 45.14

$1.05 ฿32.96

-72.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 ETB 311

$13.72 ฿431

-85.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ETB 191

$1.34 ฿42.16

-7.46%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$56.0K ETB 8.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

102.65%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$52.8K ETB 8.2M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

57.12%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$158 ETB 24.4K

$122 ฿3,835

29.69%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.22 ETB 1,889

$13.61 ฿428

-10.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$129 ETB 20.0K

$18.49 ฿581

598.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$5.55 ETB 857

$9.09 ฿286

-38.94%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$79.6 ETB 12.3K

$702 ฿22.1K

-88.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$39.8K ETB 6.2M

$16.0K ฿502.8K

149.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.80 ETB 7,230

$58.9 ฿1,851

-20.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$74.4 ETB 11.5K

$34.41 ฿1,082

116.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.1 ETB 14.2K

$113 ฿3,545

-18.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ETB 17.6K

$84.7 ฿2,662

34.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$499 ETB 77.1K

$606 ฿19.1K

-17.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$304 ETB 46.9K

$435 ฿13.7K

-30.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$983 ETB 151.8K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-52.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$807 ETB 124.6K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-45.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$99.7 ETB 15.4K

$547 ฿17.2K

-81.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

218.95%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Adama: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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