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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 86.5% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 135.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 90.5% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 184.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$3.98 E£188

13.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$20.07 E£949

129.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.96 E£235

77.02%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.56 E£73.6

98.08%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$0.36 E£17.05

94.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.15 E£7.27

166.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.40 E£66.2

71.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.73 E£129

34.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$0.88 E£41.51

155.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.64 E£30.07

192.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.74 E£35.05

200.00%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.54 E£73.0

44.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$3.43 E£162

473.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$4.14 E£196

-11.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$8.82 E£417

48.41%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.51 E£71.4

123.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$0.61 E£28.78

177.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.47 E£22.40

395.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.38 E£18.04

421.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$0.47 E£22.02

229.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$0.44 E£20.60

243.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$0.22 E£10.39

345.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.22 E£10.48

118.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$1.94 E£91.7

124.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$8.30 E£392

148.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.21 E£57.4

46.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.76 E£83.3

56.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$0.31 E£14.69

341.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$6.23 E£294

82.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$0.41 E£19.46

658.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$0.29 E£13.65

262.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$1.03 E£48.48

1232.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$0.31 E£14.47

332.26%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$35.3K E£1.7M

-21.74%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$30.3K E£1.4M

11.02%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$25.48 E£1,205

378.73%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$8.37 E£396

62.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$12.52 E£592

47.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$15.69 E£742

293.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$6.65 E£314

151.13%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$3.53 E£167

157.51%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$91.8 E£4,342

664.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$2,000 E£94.5K

699.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$31.33 E£1,482

87.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$45.18 E£2,136

-23.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$107 E£5,058

5.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$58.4 E£2,761

44.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$205 E£9,671

196.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$133 E£6,293

226.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$427 E£20.2K

384.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$251 E£11.9K

486.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$871 E£41.2K

410.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$500 E£23.6K

497.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$201 E£9,480

173.03%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Cairo: January 11, 2026

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