Cairo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$189
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$944
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
84
7
😀 Quality of life
60
57
🏙️ Population
9.61M
77.6K

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5469th ($473 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5895th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$14328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866