Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Alexandria is 55.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Alexandria
Groceries: pay 54.3% less in Alexandria
Transportation: pay 72.0% less in Alexandria
Housing: pay 73.0% less in Alexandria
Childcare: pay 89.8% less in Alexandria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Alexandria
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Alexandria

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

Alexandria vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alexandria instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Alexandria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB95.30	$3.55 EGP176.81	+22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.60	$4.47 EGP222.28	-23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.14	$0.29 EGP14.55	-52.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.54	$0.10 EGP5.20	-64.2%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 54.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Alexandria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.80	$0.68 EGP33.85	-55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.07	$1.90 EGP94.64	-83.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.43	$3.25 EGP161.68	-55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.34	$1.41 EGP70.20	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.01	$2.10 EGP104.55	+59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.14	$0.63 EGP31.33	-57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.77	$0.21 EGP10.45	-71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.87	$0.15 EGP7.65	-85.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.32	$0.16 EGP7.87	-80.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.31	$0.19 EGP9.64	-72.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.36	$0.26 EGP12.93	-58.3%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 72.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Alexandria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.08	$1.02 EGP50.94	-77.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,286.53	$2.44 EGP121.24	-93.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	$26,388.44 EGP1,313,467.34	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.31	$3.65 EGP181.86	-64.7%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Alexandria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB502.52	$7.94 EGP395.05	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,690.80	$114.18 EGP5,683.27	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,876.39	$64.28 EGP3,199.47	-78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,202.79	$10.19 EGP507.04	-84.9%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Alexandria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,697.22	$60.51 EGP3,011.83	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	$1,441.21 EGP71,735.52	-89.1%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Alexandria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.24	$2.03 EGP101.04	-12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.53	$1.45 EGP71.99	-44.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.47	$1.83 EGP90.93	-56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,785.58	$14.76 EGP734.81	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.25	$2.44 EGP121.24	-66.6%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Alexandria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,808.16	$22.41 EGP1,115.28	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,139.79	$48.11 EGP2,394.55	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,176.59	$101.49 EGP5,051.80	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,013.82	$32.70 EGP1,627.80	-64.5%
Average			-20.4%

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