Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahir Dar and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahir Dar and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Bahir Dar is 55.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bahir Dar is 53.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.52 ETB 543

$1.97 ฿62.0

78.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.68 ฿587

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.92 ฿249

Cappuccino

$0.98 ETB 152

$2.02 ฿63.7

-51.49%

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

$0.41 ETB 63.8

$0.84 ฿26.45

-51.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 ETB 80.1

$0.35 ฿11.07

48.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.77 ETB 119

$2.22 ฿69.9

-65.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ETB 307

$3.59 ฿113

-44.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 ETB 153

$1.67 ฿52.4

-40.72%

White Bread (500g)

$0.97 ETB 150

$1.62 ฿51.1

-40.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ETB 152

$1.20 ฿37.83

-18.33%

Eggs

$1.72 ETB 266

$1.93 ฿60.8

-10.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.00 ฿503

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.16 ฿99.2

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.17 ETB 1,572

$10.93 ฿344

-6.95%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 ETB 467

$2.67 ฿83.8

13.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 ETB 158

$1.18 ฿36.99

-13.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.03 ETB 313

$1.64 ฿51.5

23.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.83 ETB 128

$1.59 ฿49.83

-47.80%

Potato (1kg)

$0.62 ETB 95.5

$1.32 ฿41.64

-53.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 ETB 174

$1.19 ฿37.49

-5.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ETB 159

$0.71 ฿22.20

45.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ETB 75.5

$0.56 ฿17.75

-12.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.64 ฿146

Wine (Bottle)

$3.98 ETB 615

$18.96 ฿596

-79.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 ETB 126

$1.77 ฿55.7

-54.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 ETB 318

$3.20 ฿101

-35.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.32

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.78

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 ETB 80.6

$1.35 ฿42.37

-61.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.98 ETB 306

$8.15 ฿256

-75.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 ETB 157

$1.22 ฿38.43

-16.39%

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

$21.4K ฿671.8K

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

$21.7K ฿683.8K

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

$99.1 ETB 15.3K

$70.3 ฿2,210

40.94%

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

$10.03 ETB 1,550

$13.91 ฿437

-27.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.00 ฿566

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.41 ETB 7,634

$41.78 ฿1,314

18.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$61.0 ETB 9,428

$6.80 ฿214

797.35%

Cinema Ticket

$6.18 ETB 954

$5.72 ฿180

8.04%

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

$50.1 ETB 7,732

$308 ฿9,693

-83.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.6 ETB 7,825

$55.9 ฿1,756

-9.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.71 ฿840

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.5 ฿2,658

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.8 ฿2,227

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$431 ฿13.5K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,439

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$811 ฿25.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$501 ฿15.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,987 ETB 307.0K

$2,202 ฿69.2K

-9.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,472 ETB 227.4K

$1,600 ฿50.3K

-8.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$198 ETB 30.6K

$684 ฿21.5K

-71.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Bahir Dar: January 12, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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