Cologne vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$846
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$86.6
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
97
56
🏙️ Population
1.08M
5.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 472% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 2308th and 9177th ($1851 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 15th in Germany and Egypt, respectively. Check Germany vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 16th and 5699th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1758

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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