Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
$2.21
฿74.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
$5.98
฿202.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
$0.69
฿23.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$0.37
฿12.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
$1.31
฿44.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
$9.71
฿329.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
$6.63
฿224.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
$1.60
฿54.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
$1.06
฿36.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
$1.26
฿42.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
$0.59
฿20.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
$0.81
฿27.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
$0.56
฿19.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
$0.58
฿19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
$0.46
฿15.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$3.56
฿120.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
$28.43
฿964.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
$34,702.53
฿1,177,109.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
$7.32
฿248.37
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$23.36
฿792.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$352.17
฿11,945.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$217.20
฿7,367.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$49.41
฿1,675.84
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$300.23
฿10,183.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$11,019.95
฿373,796.85
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
$2.15
฿73.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$1.93
฿65.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
$4.00
฿135.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$49.03
฿1,662.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$5.96
฿202.13
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$53.36
฿1,809.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
$26.59
฿901.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$89.73
฿3,043.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$74.24
฿2,518.30
|
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