Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 51.3% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.88
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.17
|
$0.25
EGP12.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.41
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
$0.56
EGP27.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB320.27
|
$1.68
EGP81.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB218.51
|
$3.57
EGP173.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
$1.44
EGP70.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.18
|
$2.14
EGP103.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.35
|
$0.62
EGP30.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.27
|
$0.20
EGP9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.80
|
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.67
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.93
|
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.34
|
$0.28
EGP13.77
|
|
pay 66.4% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.69
|
$0.96
EGP46.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
$6.40
EGP311.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,659,654.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB348.38
|
$2.88
EGP140.03
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
$7.77
EGP377.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
$194.33
EGP9,444.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
$117.39
EGP5,705.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
$14.34
EGP696.83
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
$99.11
EGP4,816.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,019.99
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.91
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.42
|
$1.50
EGP72.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
$17.05
EGP828.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB229.71
|
$3.20
EGP155.59
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
$34.43
EGP1,673.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
$41.73
EGP2,028.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
$89.91
EGP4,369.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
$50.03
EGP2,431.13
|
|
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