Athens vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$710
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$140
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
90
83
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
643K
5.6M

The cost of living in Athens is 250% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 4155th and 8955th ($1436 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Greece and Egypt, respectively. Check Greece vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 611th and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Giza

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Athens Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$2777

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021