Amsterdam vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$842
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$90.3
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$183
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$138
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	921K	5.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 778% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 331st and 9160th ($2791 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in the Netherlands and Egypt, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 29th and 5740th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Giza

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	Amsterdam	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1943

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813