Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahir Dar and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahir Dar and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bahir Dar is 63.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bahir Dar is 65.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 76.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.52 ETB 543

$4.51 ฿142

-21.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

Cappuccino

$0.98 ETB 152

$3.09 ฿97.0

-68.28%

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

$0.41 ETB 63.8

$0.70 ฿21.97

-41.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 ETB 80.1

$0.40 ฿12.46

30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.77 ETB 119

$2.40 ฿75.5

-67.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ETB 307

$3.68 ฿116

-45.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 ETB 153

$2.25 ฿70.6

-56.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.97 ETB 150

$1.87 ฿58.8

-48.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ETB 152

$2.22 ฿69.8

-55.86%

Eggs

$1.72 ETB 266

$2.23 ฿70.1

-22.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.17 ETB 1,572

$13.09 ฿411

-22.31%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 ETB 467

$3.38 ฿106

-10.65%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 ETB 158

$1.69 ฿53.3

-39.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.03 ETB 313

$2.33 ฿73.2

-12.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.83 ETB 128

$1.98 ฿62.4

-58.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.62 ETB 95.5

$1.55 ฿48.77

-60.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 ETB 174

$1.51 ฿47.42

-25.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ETB 159

$0.98 ฿30.84

5.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ETB 75.5

$0.48 ฿15.01

2.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$3.98 ETB 615

$20.65 ฿649

-80.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 ETB 126

$1.77 ฿55.8

-54.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 ETB 318

$2.75 ฿86.6

-25.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 ETB 80.6

$1.05 ฿32.96

-50.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.98 ETB 306

$13.72 ฿431

-85.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 ETB 157

$1.34 ฿42.16

-23.88%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$99.1 ETB 15.3K

$122 ฿3,835

-18.77%

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

$10.03 ETB 1,550

$13.61 ฿428

-26.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.41 ETB 7,634

$61.7 ฿1,939

-19.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$61.0 ETB 9,428

$16.70 ฿525

265.39%

Cinema Ticket

$6.18 ETB 954

$9.09 ฿286

-32.01%

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

$50.1 ETB 7,732

$702 ฿22.1K

-92.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.6 ETB 7,825

$58.9 ฿1,851

-13.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,987 ETB 307.0K

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-55.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,472 ETB 227.4K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-50.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$198 ETB 30.6K

$547 ฿17.2K

-63.85%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Bahir Dar: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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