Essen vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$759
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$227
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
579K
5.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 196% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 3358th and 8414th ($1519 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 4th in Germany and Egypt, respectively. Check Germany vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Giza ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 32nd and 6700th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$19.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$30.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$9.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$6.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$3764

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$549
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$494
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$490
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$472
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$478
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$450
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$470
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$446
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$468
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$366
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$393
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$418
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$384
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$495
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$455
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$421
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$657
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1671
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1725
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$625
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1703
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1499
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$692
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1523
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1687
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1848
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1703
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$449
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1826
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$434
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$802