Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 46.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 48.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$4.68 ฿151

-14.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$46.4 ฿1,502

-56.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$8.65 ฿280

-44.28%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$3.09 ฿100

-52.10%

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

$0.33 E£16.54

$0.73 ฿23.53

-54.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$0.37 ฿11.95

-64.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$2.39 ฿77.4

-41.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$3.62 ฿117

-25.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$2.24 ฿72.5

-58.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$1.8 ฿58.2

-67.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$2.24 ฿72.3

-67.41%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$2.23 ฿72.1

-33.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$19.31 ฿625

-83.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$3.77 ฿122

15.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$13.05 ฿422

-34.41%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$3.28 ฿106

-54.27%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$1.63 ฿52.6

-65.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$2.4 ฿77.7

-79.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$1.99 ฿64.3

-78.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$1.53 ฿49.62

-69.28%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$1.49 ฿48.11

-73.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$1.02 ฿32.87

-78.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$0.48 ฿15.61

-58.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$4.32 ฿140

-55.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$21.68 ฿702

-60.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.77 ฿57.3

-27.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$2.79 ฿90.4

-36.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$1.35 ฿43.74

-77.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

$11.76 ฿380

-47.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$3.15 ฿102

-86.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$1 ฿32.3

-71.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$13.64 ฿442

-92.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$1.3 ฿42.2

-76.15%

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

$36.3K E£1.8M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

32.60%

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

$30.4K E£1.5M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-10.33%

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

$25.79 E£1,283

$123 ฿3,970

-78.98%

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

$8.13 E£404

$13.93 ฿451

-41.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$18.24 ฿590

-32.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$60.8 ฿1,966

-74.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

$17.11 ฿554

-60.90%

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$9.07 ฿294

-61.74%

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

$91.9 E£4,569

$694 ฿22.5K

-86.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-87.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$57.5 ฿1,861

-43.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$34.51 ฿1,117

26.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$115 ฿3,727

-6.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$84.8 ฿2,743

-32.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$611 ฿19.8K

-66.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$442 ฿14.3K

-70.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-79.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-82.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-79.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-81.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

$697 ฿22.5K

-72.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

5.33

212.76%

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

Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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