Bangkok vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1152
🏠 One person rent	$424	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$185
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	84
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.61M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 103% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5912th and 8802nd ($958 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1890th and 5895th 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	$3.1	$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$2311

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947