Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Nonthaburi, Thailand

Nonthaburi vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Nonthaburi is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in Nonthaburi
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Nonthaburi
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Nonthaburi
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Nonthaburi
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Nonthaburi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.8% more in Nonthaburi
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Nonthaburi

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nonthaburi are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nonthaburi.

Nonthaburi vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nonthaburi instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Nonthaburi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP205.63	$2.91 THB97.61	-28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP238.53	$5.83 THB195.22	+23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.94	$0.62 THB20.63	+84.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.20	$0.29 THB9.78	+138.2%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Nonthaburi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.87	$1.52 THB51.00	+134.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.31	$11.74 THB393.35	+640.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP172.16	$5.58 THB186.97	+64.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.43	$2.14 THB71.84	+47.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.25	$1.26 THB42.36	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.65	$1.49 THB50.06	+118.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.80	$0.73 THB24.34	+211.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.06	$0.79 THB26.57	+398.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.75	$0.64 THB21.58	+234.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.95	$0.71 THB23.88	+229.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.61	$0.62 THB20.86	+228.1%
Average			+206.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Nonthaburi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.39	$4.68 THB156.94	+361.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP411.25	$34.95 THB1,171.33	+330.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,837,789.77	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.46	$10.11 THB338.71	+304.8%
Average			+262.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Cairo	Nonthaburi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP490.97	$15.36 THB514.71	+58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,572.65	$679.68 THB22,775.81	+225.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,564.24	$179.63 THB6,019.32	+38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP691.46	$58.17 THB1,949.37	+326.1%
Average			+162.2%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Nonthaburi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,419.80	$402.95 THB13,502.80	+361.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,686.60	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+577.0%
Average			+469.4%

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pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Nonthaburi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.97	$2.04 THB68.33	+43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.89	$1.86 THB62.23	+20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.53	$4.20 THB140.80	+130.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP939.66	$53.60 THB1,796.04	+188.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP154.22	$6.12 THB204.98	+100.9%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Cairo	Nonthaburi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,888.26	$29.13 THB976.11	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,501.79	$34.84 THB1,167.44	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,942.05	$97.10 THB3,253.66	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,714.92	$92.12 THB3,086.94	+71.9%
Average			+5.0%

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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: March 2025

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