Brisbane vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$985
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$143
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	83
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	4.46M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 477% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1349th and 8986th ($2269 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and Egypt, respectively. Check Australia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 3rd and 5926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Giza

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	Brisbane	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.44
🥤 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	$1660	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$2866

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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