Cairo vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$162	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	52
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.2M

The cost of living in Cairo is 43% less expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 8926th and 6705th ($424 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Egypt and Thailand, respectively. Check Egypt vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5583rd and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Chiang Mai

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	Cairo	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$13977

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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

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583