Calgary vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$842
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$90.3
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$183
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$138
😷 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 553% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1646th and 9160th ($2077 vs $318) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 15th in Canada and Egypt, respectively. Check Canada vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 153rd and 5740th 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	$15.2	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1943

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813