Cairo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$154	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	9.61M	77.6K

The cost of living in Cairo is 56% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5827th ($417 vs $940) 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 5545th and 6063rd 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	$3.9	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$13013

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810