Boston vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$985
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$143
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
676K
4.46M

The cost of living in Boston is 824% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 30th and 8986th ($3638 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 9th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 94th and 5926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Giza

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Boston Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$2866

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$506
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$402
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$343
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$351
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$340
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$294
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$297
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$335
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$300
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$282
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$323
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$319
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$400
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$356
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$283
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$776
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1936
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2022
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$479
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1993
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1761
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$800
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1700
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1962
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2145
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2002
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$415
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2172
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$354
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1062