Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Addis Ababa Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Addis Ababa

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 7.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 11.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 0.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa without rent, and 20.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$4.47 ETB 697

4.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$34.30 ETB 5,346

34.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$6.33 ETB 986

38.07%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$1.28 ETB 200

137.50%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$0.69 ETB 108

4.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.47 ETB 73.0

-17.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$1.01 ETB 157

141.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.09 ETB 481

22.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$1.40 ETB 217

52.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$1.32 ETB 206

40.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$2.12 ETB 330

3.30%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$2.40 ETB 374

-6.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$7.07 ETB 1,102

179.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$13.67 ETB 2,130

-72.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$13.16 ETB 2,050

2.96%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$6.69 ETB 1,042

-51.42%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$1.00 ETB 156

67.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$2.26 ETB 352

5.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$0.91 ETB 142

129.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$0.68 ETB 107

125.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$1.91 ETB 297

-20.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$0.66 ETB 102

50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$0.68 ETB 106

-25.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.93 ETB 613

8.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

$6.40 ETB 998

217.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$1.05 ETB 163

70.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$1.82 ETB 284

52.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$0.40 ETB 63.1

250.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

$12.04 ETB 1,876

-2.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$1.45 ETB 226

114.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$0.27 ETB 41.46

266.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$2.05 ETB 319

569.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$1.29 ETB 200

2.33%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$55.3K ETB 8.6M

-50.74%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$52.8K ETB 8.2M

-35.41%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$161 ETB 25.1K

-25.31%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$12.04 ETB 1,876

15.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$132 ETB 20.6K

-86.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$69.7 ETB 10.9K

-12.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

$36.53 ETB 5,692

-52.83%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$5.78 ETB 900

50.69%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$79.8 ETB 12.4K

774.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$40.1K ETB 6.3M

-60.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$46.80 ETB 7,292

23.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$74.7 ETB 11.6K

-54.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$92.2 ETB 14.4K

22.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$115 ETB 17.9K

-26.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$743 ETB 115.8K

-18.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$497 ETB 77.5K

-12.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$1,783 ETB 277.9K

15.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$896 ETB 139.6K

67.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

$1,866 ETB 290.8K

127.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

$1,193 ETB 185.9K

150.53%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$192 ETB 30.0K

175.13%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-68.65%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: March 2, 2026

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