Cairo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$190
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$512
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
83
8
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
9.8M
77.6K

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5497th ($483 vs $1010) 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 5501st and 6330th 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
$4.87
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992