Essen vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$985
🏠 One person rent
$682
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$143
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
587K
4.46M

The cost of living in Essen is 297% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 3860th and 8986th ($1561 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 9th in Germany and Egypt, respectively. Check Germany vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 17th and 5926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Giza

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Essen Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$2866

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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