Bangkok vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1086
🏠 One person rent	$425	$162
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.61M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 135% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5738th and 8926th ($994 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Egypt, respectively. Check Thailand vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 1355th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Cairo

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	Bangkok	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$1916

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741