Cost of living comparison

Tak, Thailand

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Tak Cost Breakdown

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Tak	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.06 EGP203.40
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.71 EGP235.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.33 EGP16.76
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.12 EGP6.14

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Tak	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.65 EGP32.52
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.59 EGP79.44
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$3.40 EGP170.29
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.45 EGP72.64
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.96 EGP98.17
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.68 EGP34.27
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.23 EGP11.67
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.16 EGP7.97
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.19 EGP9.64
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.22 EGP10.84
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.19 EGP9.51

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Tak	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$1.01 EGP50.84
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP406.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,284.10 EGP1,817,861.63
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.50 EGP125.09

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Tak	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$9.69 EGP485.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$208.74 EGP10,458.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$129.60 EGP6,493.06
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$13.65 EGP683.96

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tak	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$87.26 EGP4,371.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,948.40 EGP97,616.49

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Tak	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.42 EGP71.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.54 EGP77.05
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.83 EGP91.53
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$18.55 EGP929.47
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.04 EGP152.55

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Tak	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$37.28 EGP1,867.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.39 EGP2,474.66
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.57 EGP4,888.46
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$53.60 EGP2,685.48

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