Austin vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	83
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	962K	5.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 490% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1002nd and 8955th ($2416 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 6th in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 151st and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Giza

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	Austin	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$2777

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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