Giza vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Giza	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1196	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$194	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.4	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	45	63
🏙️ Population	5.6M	133K

The cost of living in Giza is 60% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8414th and 4218th ($513 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Egypt and Maldives, respectively. Check Egypt vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 0.8 months in Male. Giza ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6700th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Male

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	Giza	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.09	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.46	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$255	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$216	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.8	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.81	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$646	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$324	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.16	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.33	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.41	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.98	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.49	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3764	$3438

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$549
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$494
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$472
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$478
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$450
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$470
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$446
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$468
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$366
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$418
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$384
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$495
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$455
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$421
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$657
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1671
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1725
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$625
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1703
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$692
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1687
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1848
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1703
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$449
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1826
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$434
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$802

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339