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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 80.9% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 141.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 93.4% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 185.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿148

$3.99 E£200

16.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,463

$20.14 E£1,010

128.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$5.01 E£251

74.45%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.4

$1.56 E£78.0

94.87%

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

$0.72 ฿22.85

$0.34 E£16.98

111.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.41

$0.14 E£7.10

178.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.4

$1.42 E£71.1

71.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.67 E£134

41.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.0

$0.88 E£44.20

143.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.0

$0.60 E£30.06

210.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.4

$0.74 E£36.91

195.95%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.2

$1.46 E£73.4

54.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿626

$3.31 E£166

496.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$4.30 E£215

-11.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿430

$8.76 E£439

54.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$1.50 E£75.2

116.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.0

$0.57 E£28.41

192.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.9

$0.50 E£25.18

378.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.4

$0.41 E£20.56

409.76%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.50

$0.49 E£24.79

212.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.89

$0.40 E£20.05

277.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$0.22 E£11.02

350.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.33

$0.22 E£11.13

131.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

$1.95 E£97.7

118.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿644

$8.09 E£406

151.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.8

$1.23 E£61.7

45.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.8

$1.69 E£84.9

63.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.54

$0.31 E£15.59

351.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿371

$6.01 E£301

94.68%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.7

$0.41 E£20.67

658.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.55

$0.29 E£14.51

241.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿436

$1.00 E£50.2

1273.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.84

$0.34 E£16.82

288.24%

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

$27.2K ฿863.9K

$35.3K E£1.8M

-22.93%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$30.5K E£1.5M

11.91%

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

$120 ฿3,819

$25.93 E£1,299

364.33%

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

$13.93 ฿442

$8.11 E£407

71.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿581

$12.42 E£623

47.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,933

$15.97 E£801

281.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿547

$6.99 E£350

146.49%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$3.52 E£176

147.44%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$91.4 E£4,580

663.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿499.1K

$1,959 E£98.2K

703.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,828

$31.57 E£1,582

82.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,086

$44.46 E£2,228

-22.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,590

$106 E£5,288

7.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,690

$59.0 E£2,957

43.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.2K

$208 E£10.4K

190.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$134 E£6,703

226.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.2K

$414 E£20.7K

397.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.5K

$250 E£12.5K

498.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.9K

$926 E£46.4K

359.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.8K

$476 E£23.9K

527.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.8K

$180 E£9,004

194.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

16.67

-68.03%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Cairo: March 3, 2026

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