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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 86.6% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 134.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 93.7% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 182.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$4.02 E£200
16.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$20.06 E£998
131.31%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$4.82 E£240
79.46%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$1.48 E£73.7
108.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.33 E£16.54
121.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.13 E£6.29
184.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.41 E£70.2
69.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.71 E£135
33.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$0.92 E£45.75
143.48%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$0.59 E£29.22
205.08%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$0.73 E£36.2
206.85%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.48 E£73.7
50.68%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$3.27 E£163
490.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$4.34 E£216
-13.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$8.56 E£426
52.45%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.5 E£74.6
118.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$0.56 E£28.01
191.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$0.5 E£25.1
380.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$0.42 E£20.71
373.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$0.47 E£23.35
225.53%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$0.4 E£20.1
272.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.22 E£10.94
363.64%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.2 E£10.13
140.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$1.94 E£96.6
122.68%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$8.47 E£421
155.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.29 E£64
37.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.76 E£87.7
58.52%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.31 E£15.63
335.48%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$6.22 E£309
89.07%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$0.41 E£20.56
668.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.29 E£14.19
244.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$0.97 E£48.36
1306.19%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.31 E£15.27
319.35%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$36.3K E£1.8M
-24.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$30.4K E£1.5M
11.52%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$25.79 E£1,283
375.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$8.13 E£404
71.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$12.31 E£612
48.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$15.75 E£783
285.71%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$6.69 E£333
155.75%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$3.47 E£172
161.38%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$91.9 E£4,569
655.41%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$2,013 E£100.1K
689.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$32.24 E£1,603
78.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$43.75 E£2,175
-21.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$108 E£5,360
6.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$57.6 E£2,864
47.17%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$206 E£10.2K
196.71%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$131 E£6,524
237.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$421 E£20.9K
378.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$253 E£12.6K
476.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$862 E£42.9K
392.40%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$524 E£26K
451.12%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Cairo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$190 E£9,443
266.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
16.67
-68.03%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

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