Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Egypt

Egypt vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 52.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 67.3% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 65.0% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 89.2% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.3% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB96.04	$3.96 EGP200.37	+35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB192.08	$4.84 EGP244.87	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.30	$0.31 EGP15.46	-50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.62	$0.12 EGP6.23	-57.8%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.19	$0.76 EGP38.32	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB387.05	$1.76 EGP89.33	-85.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB241.29	$3.30 EGP166.97	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.91	$1.54 EGP78.08	-32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.34	$1.97 EGP99.69	+49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.51	$0.62 EGP31.17	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.95	$0.21 EGP10.85	-70.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.13	$0.15 EGP7.44	-85.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.53	$0.18 EGP9.03	-77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.49	$0.21 EGP10.46	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.52	$0.23 EGP11.44	-63.7%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 67.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB147.22	$0.98 EGP49.60	-78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,296.52	$12.01 EGP607.95	-69.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,824,730.33	$29,154.15 EGP1,475,794.69	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB340.94	$2.65 EGP134.35	-74.3%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB506.42	$7.63 EGP386.03	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,835.93	$206.11 EGP10,433.21	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,953.07	$111.12 EGP5,624.94	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,219.90	$11.85 EGP599.97	-82.4%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 89.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,857.92	$66.57 EGP3,369.60	-89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB434,919.30	$1,472.73 EGP74,550.08	-88.8%
Average			-89.2%

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB76.83	$1.79 EGP90.76	-23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB85.18	$1.38 EGP69.69	-46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB138.54	$1.85 EGP93.66	-56.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,799.44	$21.86 EGP1,106.81	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB240.10	$2.68 EGP135.58	-63.2%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,822.19	$23.44 EGP1,186.69	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,148.64	$48.49 EGP2,454.64	+39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,201.25	$97.17 EGP4,918.93	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,037.22	$36.98 EGP1,872.13	-59.9%
Average			-19.6%

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