Essen vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$666
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$140
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
587K
5.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 270% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 3903rd and 8955th ($1516 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 6th in Germany and Egypt, respectively. Check Germany vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 24th and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$2777

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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