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Cairo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 49.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 55.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 66.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 59.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 85.7% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.21	$4.06 EGP205.30	+39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.42	$4.71 EGP238.15	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.76	$0.33 EGP16.92	-45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.84	$0.12 EGP6.19	-58.0%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 55.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.32	$0.65 EGP32.82	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB395.81	$1.59 EGP80.19	-86.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB246.75	$3.40 EGP171.88	-53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.61	$1.45 EGP73.32	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.32	$1.96 EGP99.09	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.61	$0.68 EGP34.59	-53.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.49	$0.23 EGP11.78	-67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.90	$0.16 EGP8.04	-84.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.13	$0.19 EGP9.73	-76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.02	$0.22 EGP10.94	-69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.98	$0.19 EGP9.59	-69.5%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 66.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.55	$1.01 EGP51.31	-77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,325.83	$8.12 EGP410.60	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB348.65	$2.50 EGP126.26	-75.9%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 59.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB517.87	$9.69 EGP490.19	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,261.82	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,178.12	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,270.09	$13.65 EGP690.36	-79.7%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 85.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,329.53	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	-86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	-85.2%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.57	$1.42 EGP71.86	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.11	$1.54 EGP77.77	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.67	$1.83 EGP92.39	-56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,840.13	$18.55 EGP938.18	-66.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.52	$3.04 EGP153.98	-58.2%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,863.40	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,174.61	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	+41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,273.63	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,105.89	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	-41.8%
Average			-8.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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