Chicago vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$846
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$86.6
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 724% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 483rd and 9177th ($2667 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 15th 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 20th and 5699th 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	$21	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$1758

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

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