Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 47.0% cheaper than Phuket.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB149.08
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB26.83
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.56
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB418.49
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB234.19
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB47.56
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB43.50
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.19
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.60
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.31
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.10
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.85
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB155.63
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB365.67
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB377.66
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 63.1% less for housing
|
Phuket
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB96.23
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB81.74
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB298.15
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
|
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