Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 61.9% cheaper than Phuket.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Phuket
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
THB269.91
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
THB26.99
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
THB15.11
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Phuket
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
THB362.48
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
THB200.63
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
THB60.60
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.18
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB50.58
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.45
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB30.75
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.26
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.62
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.79
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
Phuket
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
THB172.04
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,581.13
THB971,663.26
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
THB647.78
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Phuket
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
THB585.32
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.88
THB16,299.13
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.27
THB17,154.06
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.03
THB2,340.76
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Phuket
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.48
THB15,407.16
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,759.03
THB393,292.27
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
THB81.51
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
THB90.11
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.99
THB145.75
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
THB1,653.18
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.30
THB340.08
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Phuket
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.08
THB2,013.50
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.70
THB1,012.69
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.14
THB3,441.31
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.84
THB2,699.06
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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