Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 66.0% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.04
|
$1.75
THB59.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.05
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.48
|
$0.65
THB22.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.03
|
$0.33
THB11.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP31.98
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.13
|
$7.16
THB245.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.48
|
$5.98
THB204.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.44
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.55
|
$1.25
THB42.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.71
|
$1.19
THB40.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
$0.52
THB17.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.84
|
$0.57
THB19.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
$0.68
THB23.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.66
|
$0.60
THB20.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.35
|
$0.51
THB17.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.00
|
$4.46
THB152.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.09
|
$23.30
THB797.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,897.56
|
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.03
|
$11.72
THB401.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP477.64
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,285.62
|
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,386.04
|
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP672.68
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,299.81
|
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,007.46
|
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.02
|
$2.26
THB77.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.78
|
$1.79
THB61.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.02
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP914.15
|
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.03
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,836.99
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,433.87
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,807.89
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,641.21
|
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
|
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