Calgary vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$887
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$200
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$30.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$128
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	83
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.46M

The cost of living in Calgary is 488% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1759th and 9046th ($2095 vs $356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 10th in Canada and Egypt, respectively. Check Canada vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 187th and 5867th 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	$19.1	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$10.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	21.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$2.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$94.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$2487

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$483
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$374
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$314
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$325
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$315
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$267
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$271
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$307
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$279
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$288
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$267
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$294
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$288
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$366
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$324
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$264
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$862
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$2038
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$2145
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$429
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$2133
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$818
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1810
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$2060
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$2305
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$2014
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$375
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$2354
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$334
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1149