Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 32.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 31.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 37.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$2.02 ฿65.3

99.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$18.78 ฿608

6.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$7.67 ฿248

-37.16%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$1.98 ฿64.2

-25.25%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 E£16.54

$0.82 ฿26.64

-59.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$0.33 ฿10.58

-60.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$2.12 ฿68.6

-33.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$3.73 ฿121

-27.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$1.64 ฿53.2

-43.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$1.57 ฿50.9

-62.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$1.19 ฿38.62

-38.66%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$1.98 ฿64.1

-25.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$15.99 ฿517

-79.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$3.12 ฿101

39.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$11.16 ฿361

-23.30%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$2.76 ฿89.2

-45.65%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$1.22 ฿39.5

-54.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$1.71 ฿55.4

-70.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$1.55 ฿50.2

-72.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$1.34 ฿43.21

-64.93%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$1.21 ฿39.23

-66.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$0.72 ฿23.2

-69.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$0.53 ฿17.05

-62.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$4.72 ฿153

-58.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$18.39 ฿595

-53.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.79 ฿57.9

-27.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$3.21 ฿104

-45.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.94 ฿30.44

-67.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

$18.9 ฿612

-67.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$1.42 ฿46.08

-71.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$1.35 ฿43.53

-78.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$7.85 ฿254

-87.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$1.25 ฿40.4

-75.20%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$36.3K E£1.8M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

71.39%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.4K E£1.5M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

39.20%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$25.79 E£1,283

$70.6 ฿2,285

-63.48%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.13 E£404

$13.72 ฿444

-40.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$17.56 ฿568

-29.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$41.64 ฿1,347

-62.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

$6.9 ฿223

-3.04%

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$5.8 ฿188

-40.17%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$91.9 E£4,569

$308 ฿9,963

-70.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-86.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$55.4 ฿1,793

-41.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$26.4 ฿854

65.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$85.1 ฿2,755

26.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$71.8 ฿2,323

-19.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$434 ฿14K

-52.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$235 ฿7,610

-44.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$821 ฿26.6K

-48.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$498 ฿16.1K

-49.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-60.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-66.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

$703 ฿22.8K

-73.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

233.40%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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