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Hua Hin vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% more in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Hua Hin

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Hua Hin are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hua Hin.

Hua Hin vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 70.1% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$3.10 THB97.52	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$8.82 THB277.44	+69.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.70 THB22.04	+84.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.36 THB11.38	+151.9%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.39 THB43.75	+132.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$6.20 THB195.04	+230.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$5.46 THB171.63	+46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.88 THB59.10	+29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$1.24 THB39.10	-39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.21 THB38.04	+62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.37 THB11.61	+10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.87 THB27.28	+205.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.66 THB20.64	+420.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.64 THB20.04	+238.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.48 THB15.15	+158.6%
Average			+135.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.97 THB156.26	+264.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$12.41 THB390.07	+92.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$21,709.13 THB682,630.16	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$8.68 THB273.05	+226.5%
Average			+135.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$18.64 THB586.09	+44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$460.03 THB14,465.26	+115.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$316.33 THB9,946.90	+130.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$59.81 THB1,880.59	+212.7%
Average			+125.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$139.56 THB4,388.34	+50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$10,544.43 THB331,563.22	+377.0%
Average			+213.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.17 THB68.26	+49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.06 THB64.78	+27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$4.65 THB146.28	+123.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$50.65 THB1,592.80	+192.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$7.75 THB243.80	+107.3%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Cairo	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$16.44 THB516.85	-51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$19.85 THB624.12	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$83.74 THB2,633.00	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$49.62 THB1,560.30	-19.4%
Average			-39.0%

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