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Cairo vs. Surat Thani Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 34.2% cheaper than Surat Thani.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 54.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 84.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Surat Thani Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Surat Thani, you would:

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Surat Thani	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 THB61.97	$4.16 EGP198.00	+114.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$5.19 EGP247.51	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 THB15.87	$0.38 EGP18.15	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$0.14 EGP6.85	-53.7%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 54.6% less for groceries

	Surat Thani	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 THB40.32	$0.60 EGP28.55	-52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB272.78	$1.88 EGP89.38	-78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.55 THB241.48	$3.73 EGP177.64	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 THB62.47	$1.45 EGP68.95	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB58.86	$2.06 EGP98.36	+12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB48.28	$0.74 EGP35.43	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.80	$0.34 EGP15.97	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.48	$0.28 EGP13.55	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.49	$0.13 EGP6.01	-84.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.99	$0.19 EGP8.97	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.16	$0.19 EGP8.88	-70.5%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Surat Thani	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.08	$1.36 EGP64.90	-71.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.71 THB694.11	$6.44 EGP306.91	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB892,424.75	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 THB271.68	$2.66 EGP126.72	-68.7%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Surat Thani	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.53 THB624.52	$12.92 EGP615.43	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.94 THB7,767.40	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.07 THB4,957.92	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.70 THB1,876.72	$19.12 EGP911.30	-67.4%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 84.9% less for childcare

	Surat Thani	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,930.82	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	-85.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,508.83 THB463,892.28	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	-84.8%
Average			-84.9%

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Surat Thani	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB69.41	$1.45 EGP69.30	-33.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB49.58	$1.62 EGP76.99	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 THB99.16	$2.08 EGP99.00	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$17.31 EGP825.00	-65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 THB148.74	$3.74 EGP178.20	-19.6%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Surat Thani	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 THB2,124.82	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB956.71	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.41 THB3,753.85	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,903.92	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	-32.2%
Average			-7.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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