Chicago vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$140
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
5.6M

The cost of living in Chicago is 583% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 394th and 8955th ($2799 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 16th and 6081st 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
$19.2
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$2777

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021