Brussels vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$842
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$90.3
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$183
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$138
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	83
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	196K	5.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 471% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 2354th and 9160th ($1816 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Belgium and Egypt, respectively. Check Belgium vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 190th and 5740th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Giza

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	Brussels	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$1943

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813