Giza vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Giza	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$394	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$139	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$234	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$169	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.1	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$4258
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	4.46M	3.9M

The cost of living in Giza is 88% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8986th and 72nd ($394 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5926th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Los Angeles

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	Giza	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.44	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$91.9	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$169	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.7	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.94%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1329	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.18	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.06	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.52	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.7	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.69	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.39	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2866	$28004

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$506
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$402
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$343
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$351
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$340
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$294
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$297
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$300
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$288
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$282
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$323
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$319
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$400
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$356
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$283
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$776
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1936
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$2022
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$479
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1993
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$800
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1700
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1962
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$2145
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$2002
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$415
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$2172
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$354
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1062

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974