Giza vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	30
😀 Quality of life	56	14
🏙️ Population	5.6M	4.27M

The cost of living in Giza is 33% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 9160th and 8769th ($318 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Egypt and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5740th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Kabul

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	Giza	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476