Brussels vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$140
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
196K
5.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 395% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1913th and 8955th ($2028 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Egypt, respectively. Check Belgium vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 165th and 6081st 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
$25.6
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$2777

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

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