Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cairo vs. Samut Prakan Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 23.9% cheaper than Samut Prakan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 36.6% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 4.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 50.6% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 51.0% more in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
Cairo vs. Samut Prakan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Samut Prakan, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Samut Prakan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
THB99.16
|
$4.16
EGP198.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.74
THB247.40
|
$5.19
EGP247.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
THB19.50
|
$0.38
EGP18.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB9.92
|
$0.14
EGP6.85
|
|
Samut Prakan vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Samut Prakan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
THB32.06
|
$0.60
EGP28.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
THB198.32
|
$1.88
EGP89.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
THB174.51
|
$3.73
EGP177.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
THB59.49
|
$1.45
EGP68.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
THB39.76
|
$2.06
EGP98.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB26.99
|
$0.74
EGP35.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
THB11.81
|
$0.34
EGP15.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
THB25.86
|
$0.28
EGP13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB20.24
|
$0.13
EGP6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB25.19
|
$0.19
EGP8.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
THB15.74
|
$0.19
EGP8.88
|
|
Samut Prakan vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Samut Prakan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
THB155.18
|
$1.36
EGP64.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.01
THB991.58
|
$6.44
EGP306.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,405.22
THB396,633.22
|
$37,398.47
EGP1,782,036.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.53
THB272.69
|
$2.66
EGP126.72
|
|
Samut Prakan vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 50.6% less for housing
|
Samut Prakan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.56
THB561.57
|
$12.92
EGP615.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.21
THB15,865.33
|
$213.48
EGP10,172.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.61
THB8,428.46
|
$137.13
EGP6,534.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.89
THB2,106.84
|
$19.12
EGP911.30
|
|
Samut Prakan vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Samut Prakan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.66
THB12,394.79
|
$92.85
EGP4,424.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,977.93
THB223,106.19
|
$2,210.79
EGP105,344.37
|
|
Samut Prakan vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samut Prakan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
THB59.49
|
$1.45
EGP69.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
THB42.97
|
$1.62
EGP76.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.65
THB148.74
|
$2.08
EGP99.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
THB1,487.37
|
$17.31
EGP825.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.20
THB198.32
|
$3.74
EGP178.20
|
|
Samut Prakan vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 51.0% more for clothing
|
Samut Prakan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.44
THB525.54
|
$33.96
EGP1,618.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.11
THB1,090.74
|
$45.38
EGP2,162.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.74
THB2,677.27
|
$117.30
EGP5,589.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$49.62
THB1,586.53
|
$61.59
EGP2,934.70
|
|
Samut Prakan vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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