Cologne vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$985
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$143
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.09M
4.46M

The cost of living in Cologne is 406% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 2067th and 8986th ($1990 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 15th and 5926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Giza

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Cologne Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$2866

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$506
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$402
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$343
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$351
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$340
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$294
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$297
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$335
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$300
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$282
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$323
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$319
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$400
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$356
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$283
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$776
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1936
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2022
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$479
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1993
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1761
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$800
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1700
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1962
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2145
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2002
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$415
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2172
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$354
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1062