Giza vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Giza Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$410
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1005
$899
🏠 One person rent
$157
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$354
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
75
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
5.6M
4.5M

The cost of living in Giza is 12% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8955th and 9044th ($410 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 50th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Giza compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 6081st and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Giza vs Kolkata infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Giza vs Kolkata

Prices for goods and services in Giza and Kolkata are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Giza Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.46%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.1
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.69
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.68
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2777
$1863

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Giza

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297