Edinburgh vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$846
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$86.6
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	88	83
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	488K	5.6M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 594% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1263rd and 9177th ($2246 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 15th in the United Kingdom and Egypt, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 40th and 5699th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Giza

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	Edinburgh	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$1758

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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