Cairo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$201	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$801
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	83	8
😀 Quality of life	63	56
🏙️ Population	9.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8680th and 5233rd ($506 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Phuket. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5610th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Phuket

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	Cairo	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$16566

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981