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Cairo vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 28.5% cheaper than Nakhon Ratchasima.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 59.6% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 51.9% more in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Nakhon Ratchasima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Nakhon Ratchasima, you would:

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.02 THB96.21	$4.16 EGP197.67	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 THB201.79	$5.19 EGP247.09	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 THB18.25	$0.38 EGP18.12	-33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.14 EGP6.83	-60.3%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 THB41.10	$0.60 EGP28.50	-53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.13 THB290.47	$1.88 EGP89.23	-79.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.43 THB204.50	$3.73 EGP177.34	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 THB49.26	$1.45 EGP68.83	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 THB46.76	$2.06 EGP98.19	+40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 THB45.60	$0.74 EGP35.37	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 THB19.94	$0.34 EGP15.94	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.69	$0.28 EGP13.53	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 THB24.03	$0.13 EGP6.00	-83.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.28	$0.19 EGP8.95	-70.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB15.33	$0.19 EGP8.86	-61.3%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 59.6% less for transportation

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 THB148.23	$1.36 EGP64.79	-70.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 THB641.37	$6.44 EGP306.39	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,636.03 THB1,515,608.25	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.25 THB389.76	$2.66 EGP126.51	-78.3%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 THB593.02	$12.92 EGP614.39	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.93 THB6,901.82	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.26 THB5,194.25	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.81 THB1,902.85	$19.12 EGP909.77	-68.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.08 THB5,920.34	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,544.43 THB335,486.20	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-79.0%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$1.45 EGP69.19	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 THB67.10	$1.62 EGP76.86	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 THB93.74	$2.08 EGP98.84	-29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.08 THB1,561.49	$17.31 EGP823.61	-64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 THB157.88	$3.74 EGP177.90	-24.6%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 51.9% more for clothing

	Nakhon Ratchasima	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.19 THB960.41	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.85 THB631.50	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+128.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.63 THB2,565.48	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.86 THB1,618.23	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	+21.1%
Average			+51.9%

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