Giza vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.98M

The cost of living in Giza is 61% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 9160th and 6403rd ($318 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Egypt and Malaysia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5740th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Giza	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$8723

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719