Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 48.9% cheaper than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.18
THB43.19
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.54
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB10.95
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
THB48.07
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB334.01
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB250.66
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
THB58.30
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB33.91
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.24
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.14
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.40
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB15.51
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.73
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.14
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 62.6% less for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB171.42
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.53
THB1,079.63
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,606.79
THB680,164.28
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB437.25
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
Chiang Rai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.99
THB584.44
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.76
THB9,824.60
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.82
THB7,962.24
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.35
THB1,547.99
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,094.08
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,383.65
THB269,906.46
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB75.57
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB58.59
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
THB129.56
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.32
THB1,583.45
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
THB205.13
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,970.32
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.57
THB1,007.65
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,148.91
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,310.40
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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