Cairo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$162	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	9.61M	77.6K

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8926th and 5798th ($424 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5583rd and 6033rd 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	$3.97	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892