Giza vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	5.6M	626K

The cost of living in Giza is 84% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 9160th and 1806th ($318 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 64th in Egypt and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5740th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Glasgow

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	Giza	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$15092

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288