Essen vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$887
🏠 One person rent
$642
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$30.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$128
😷 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 326% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 3925th and 9046th ($1519 vs $356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 10th 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 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 23rd and 5867th 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
$16.8
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$10.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
21.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$2.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$4.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$94.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$2487

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$483
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$374
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$314
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$325
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$315
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$267
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$271
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$307
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$279
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$267
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$294
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$288
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$366
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$324
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$264
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$862
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$2038
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2145
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$429
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$2133
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1845
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$818
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1810
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$2060
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2305
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2014
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$375
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2354
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$334
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1149