Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 38.5% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Thailand
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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