Calgary vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1196
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$194
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	83
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 312% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1526th and 8414th ($2113 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in Canada and Egypt, respectively. Check Canada vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Giza ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 66th and 6700th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Giza

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	Calgary	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$19.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$30.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$9.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$1.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$6.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$3764

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$549
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$494
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$472
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$478
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$450
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$470
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$446
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$468
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$366
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$418
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$384
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$495
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$455
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$421
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$657
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1671
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1725
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$625
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1703
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$692
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1687
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1848
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1703
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$449
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1826
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$434
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$802