Chicago vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$887
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$30.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$128
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
4.46M

The cost of living in Chicago is 700% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 358th and 9046th ($2851 vs $356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 10th in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 18th and 5867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Giza

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Chicago Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$10.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
21.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$2.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$4.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$94.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$2487

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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