Giza vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Giza	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$356	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$887	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$123	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$200	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.1	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$128	$4659
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	4.46M	2.3M

The cost of living in Giza is 84% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 9046th and 1367th ($356 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5867th and 14th 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	$3.85	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.32	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.8	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.9	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.01%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1198	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.53	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.21	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.32	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.93	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.52	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.54	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.4	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.92	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.6	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2487	$22291

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123