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Egypt

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Thailand

Chiang Rai vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 30.9% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 81.5% more in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 81.9% more in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Chiang Rai

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, and housing in Chiang Rai are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Chiang Rai. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Chiang Rai.

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Chiang Rai vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Rai instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 22.7% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$2.23 THB74.12	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$5.35 THB177.89	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.62 THB20.75	+76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.28 THB9.29	+91.6%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 81.5% more for groceries

	Cairo	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$1.42 THB47.35	+86.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$8.32 THB276.85	+290.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$7.60 THB252.83	+112.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$1.86 THB61.77	+56.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$1.26 THB41.84	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$1.10 THB36.71	+35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.37 THB12.33	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.72 THB23.82	+171.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.40 THB13.45	+66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.57 THB19.05	+216.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.49 THB16.38	+150.9%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

	Cairo	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$5.04 THB167.54	+200.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	$22.28 THB741.19	+159.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$20,795.89 THB692K	-35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$5.59 THB185.79	+192.4%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$13.73 THB456.82	-2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$230.24 THB7,658.97	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$153.49 THB5,105.98	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$47.59 THB1,583.05	+129.2%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$781.39 THB25,993.20	+534.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$14,653.84 THB487K	+311.4%
Average			+411.1%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$1.63 THB54.35	+10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$1.34 THB44.47	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$3.86 THB128.47	+92.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$35.65 THB1,185.91	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$2.97 THB98.83	-37.8%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	Cairo	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$54.22 THB1,803.53	+32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$24.82 THB825.63	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$74.27 THB2,470.64	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$72.04 THB2,396.33	+20.4%
Average			-15.8%

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