Calgary vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$140
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
83
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
1.31M
5.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 408% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1781st and 8955th ($2079 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Canada and Egypt, respectively. Check Canada vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 160th and 6081st 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
$16.7
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$2777

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

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