Cost of Living Comparison Between Hawassa and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Hawassa and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Hawassa is 2.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hawassa is 20.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.44 ETB 683

$4.71 ฿151

-5.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.75 ETB 5,351

$45.87 ฿1,468

-24.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.63 ETB 1,022

$8.84 ฿283

-25.00%

Cappuccino

$1.25 ETB 192

$3.06 ฿98

-59.15%

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

$0.63 ETB 96.6

$0.69 ฿22.16

-8.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ETB 71.5

$0.39 ฿12.56

17.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.02 ETB 158

$2.49 ฿79.6

-59.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 ETB 468

$3.72 ฿119

-18.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 ETB 222

$2.18 ฿69.8

-33.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 ETB 200

$1.8 ฿57.5

-27.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.97 ETB 150

$2.23 ฿71.4

-56.50%

Eggs

$1.55 ETB 238

$2.23 ฿71.4

-30.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.34 ETB 1,131

$19.66 ฿629

-62.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.08 ETB 2,168

$3.77 ฿121

273.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.22 ETB 2,035

$13.53 ฿433

-2.29%

Apples (1kg)

$6.57 ETB 1,012

$3.24 ฿104

102.78%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 ETB 159

$1.62 ฿51.9

-36.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 ETB 336

$2.4 ฿76.8

-9.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.97 ETB 150

$2.08 ฿66.5

-53.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.63 ETB 97.7

$1.59 ฿50.7

-60.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.88 ETB 290

$1.49 ฿47.76

26.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ETB 105

$1.01 ฿32.46

-32.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 ETB 105

$0.48 ฿15.46

41.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.04 ETB 623

$4.48 ฿143

-9.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.52 ETB 1,004

$20.34 ฿651

-67.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 ETB 159

$1.86 ฿59.5

-44.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 ETB 295

$2.7 ฿86.3

-28.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 ETB 227

$3.04 ฿97.4

-51.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 ETB 44.7

$1.04 ฿33.18

-72.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 ETB 312

$13.64 ฿437

-85.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ETB 193

$1.35 ฿43.31

-7.41%

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

$56.1K ETB 8.6M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

106.24%

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

$52.9K ETB 8.1M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

58.08%

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

$161 ETB 24.8K

$122 ฿3,905

31.89%

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

$12.17 ETB 1,873

$13.61 ฿435

-10.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$133 ETB 20.4K

$18.36 ฿588

621.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.74 ETB 884

$8.92 ฿285

-35.65%

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

$81.4 ETB 12.5K

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$40.7K ETB 6.3M

$16.1K ฿514.8K

152.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$47.29 ETB 7,283

$58.2 ฿1,862

-18.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$75.2 ETB 11.6K

$34.38 ฿1,100

118.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.2 ETB 14.1K

$113 ฿3,631

-19.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ETB 17.5K

$84.9 ฿2,716

34.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

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 Hawassa: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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