Boston vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$140
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
676K
5.6M

The cost of living in Boston is 791% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 27th and 8955th ($3652 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 71st and 6081st 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
$22
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$2777

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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