Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 80.2% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
|
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