Giza vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	5.6M	2.3M

The cost of living in Giza is 86% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 9160th and 1229th ($318 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1115th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5740th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Houston

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	Giza	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$18964

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182