Calgary vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$846
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$86.6
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$145
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	83
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 564% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1473rd and 9177th ($2149 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 15th in Canada and Egypt, respectively. Check Canada vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 131st and 5699th 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	$16.9	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$1758

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$424
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$345
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$335
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$327
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$339
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$315
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$334
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$306
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$310
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$303
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$308
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$291
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$282
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$310
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$357
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$306
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$609
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1607
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1713
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$393
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1727
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$694
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1372
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1632
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1775
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1657
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$350
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1815
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$278
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$847